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Self Defence

Pregunta 1 de 14

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Self defence is a...

defence
It legitimises D's behaviour

General defence
It applies to every case where D is not the cause of the initial contact

defence
It provides a full if successful

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Pregunta 2 de 14

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An excusatory defence "excuses" D's behaviour. Examples are diminished responsibility, loss of control and in some cases, intoxication.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 3 de 14

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Excusatory defences are subject to a test.

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Pregunta 4 de 14

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Self-defence is subject to a test:

1. The use of force must be , and...
2. The use of must be reasonable.

Both the subjective and elements must be satisfied.

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Pregunta 5 de 14

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Necessity is the element of the test.
Reasonableness is the objective element of the test.

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    subjective
    objective

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Pregunta 6 de 14

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R v Owino concerns the ( reasonableness, necessity, proportionality ) of force used.

Devlin v Armstrong concerns the ( imminence, reasonableness, proportionality ) of force used.

Beckford v R and A-G's Reference concern ( pre-emptive strikes, proportionality, a duty to retreat ).

( R v Julien, Beckford v R, R v Clegg ) and R v Bird concern a duty to retreat.

R v Clegg concerns ( excessive, unreasonable, unnecessary, imminent ) force.

R v Martin concerns the ( necessity, reasonableness, imminence, proportionality ) of force.

R v Ahluwalia concerns the ( necessity, imminence and proportionality, reasonableness, excessive use ) of force.

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Pregunta 7 de 14

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The has the evidential burden.
D must raise enough to prove to the judge a case of self-defence.

The prosecution has the .
They have the onus - they must rebut the of a self-defence case.

The standard of proof is .

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Pregunta 8 de 14

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The , Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, dismantled and asserted that there is no duty to retreat in the face of trespass to property.

The , inserted clause which states that the use of force can be now up to anything '' in householder cases.

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Pregunta 9 de 14

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suggests that the amendment to section can be criticised as in an area that was seemingly operating without great difficulty.
to the law through the absence of a definition of '.'

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Pregunta 10 de 14

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said that the aggressor temporarily his rights the moment he poses a to another.

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Pregunta 11 de 14

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said that possessing the is dependent on the exhibited by the individual.

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Pregunta 12 de 14

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argued that conditions must be met in order to satisfy self-defence:
1. The of the aggressor
2. A social-legal order in need of
3. The victim's

Self-defence can be on the basis of the and the legal system in particular.

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Pregunta 13 de 14

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said that it is essential to consider the background to D's plea when . It can change the way we understand .

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Pregunta 14 de 14

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Criminal Law Act 1963, governs the law on self-defence. It is about the idea of one being able to /defend himself from harm. This Act merely the common law defence, but it is in its application.

2008, s76 applies to both the common law and statutory defence, as above. It does replace the existing law above. It merely it. It has an and was enacted under the government.

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