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Self-Defence and Reasonable Force - How Much Force is Too Much Force? - BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree Taster

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Venue: Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street

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Self-Defence and Reasonable Force - How much force is too much force?  

An engaging session with Dr Tahlia Virdee explores legal boundaries of self-defence and use of force. 


This taster session encourages you to engage with the concepts of self-defence and reasonable force from legal/ criminological perspectives, including: the difference between a justification and an excuse regarding self-defence, issues with self-defence as a defence to crime, and what sort of conduct constitutes reasonable force, according to the law of England and Wales. 

Contact name: Linda Halimi

Speakers
  • Dr Tahlia Virdee

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