No duty to retreat violence and values in American history and society
No Duty to Retreat takes as its starting-point the increased popularity in American society of the old English common-law concept that a person under physical attack has the right to stand his ground, defend himself, and even kill his assailant in self-defence in certain circumstances. This doctrine...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1991.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31797118*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- No duty to retreat in law and the American mind
- The gunfighter : the reality behind the myth
- California conflict and the American dream
- The persistence of no duty to retreat : crime, law, and society in America from the 1850s to the present
- Conclusion: No duty to retreat in retrospect and prospect.
