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dc.contributor.authorBronitt, Simon
dc.contributor.authorGani, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorHufnagel, Saskia
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:46:13Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:46:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-11-12T23:01:48Z
dc.identifier.isbn9781849462921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/54278
dc.description.abstractThe present book brings together perspectives from different disciplinary fields to examine the significant legal, moral and political issues which arise in relation to the use of lethal force in both domestic and international law. These issues have particular salience in the counter terrorism context following 9/11 (which brought with it the spectre of shooting down hijacked airplanes) and the use of force in Operation Kratos that led to the tragic shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Concerns about the use of excessive force, however, are not confined to the terrorist situation. The essays in this collection examine how the state sanctions the use of lethal force in varied ways: through the doctrines of public and private self-defence and the development of legislation and case law that excuses or justifies the use of lethal force in the course of executing an arrest, preventing crime or disorder or protecting private property. An important theme is how the domestic and international legal orders intersect and continually influence one another. While legal approaches to the use of lethal force share common features, the context within which force is deployed varies greatly. Key issues explored in this volume are the extent to which domestic and international law authorise pre-emptive use of force, and how necessity and reasonableness are legally constructed in this context.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherHart Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.hartpub.co.uk/BookDetails.aspx?ISBN=9781849462921
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode189999
dc.titleShooting to Kill: Socio-Legal Perspectives on the Use of Lethal Force
dc.typeBook
dc.type.descriptionA3 - Books (Edited)
dc.type.codeA - Books
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBronitt, Simon H.
gro.griffith.authorHufnagel, Saskia


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