Defensive Force

Defensive Force is a legal justification doctrine within criminal law that permits the use of otherwise unlawful force by an individual who honestly but unreasonably believes such force is necessary to protect against imminent unlawful harm.

183

Publications

7.2K

Citations

427

Authors

210

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

28

Authors

427

  1. TE
    Thomas Eisner

    Cornell University, United States

    14 publications · 864 citations

    14

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  2. JM
    Jerrold Meinwald

    Cornell University, United States

    9 publications · 363 citations

    9

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  3. MS
    Murray S. Blum

    University of Georgia, United States

    7 publications · 262 citations

    7

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  4. KK
    Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

    University of Virginia, United States

    5 publications · 181 citations

    5

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  5. LA
    Lucian A. Bebchuk

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    4 publications · 159 citations

    4

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  1. Journal of Chemical Ecology

    16 publications · 501 citations

    14

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 6 publications · 333 citations

    6

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  3. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    5 publications · 150 citations

    5

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  4. Science

    4 publications · 451 citations

    4

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