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    Reconceptualizing Preservation of the Right to Self-Defense in Jury Trials

    Virtual Event Virtual Event

    The right to self-defense is one of the oldest and most universal concepts in Anglo-American criminal law and criminal procedure. Nonetheless, trial judges across the country are being absolved of erroneously denying the accused's valid request for a substantiated self-defense […]

    Free – $50.00