ERIC Number: EJ520545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Touching the Void: Criminal Law at the Precipice.
Geary, Roger
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, v12 n2 p15-17 Sum 1995
Recounts an incident in which a mountaineer cut the rope on which his partner's life depended in order to save himself from being pulled to almost certain death. Interprets relevant English law with regard to the definition of murder and possible defenses in a case such as this. (SV)
Descriptors: Accidents, Criminal Law, Foreign Countries, Homicide, Intention, Legal Responsibility, Moral Values
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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