General defences

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What is an excusatory defence?

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Does the defence of duress apply to murder?

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What kind of threat is required for the defence of duress by threats?

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Where D is threatened by X to commit an offence, which of the following reactions is consistent with the defence of duress?

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What makes duress by circumstances different from duress by threats?

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What is the leading case on the defence of duress?

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Can the insanity rules ever apply as a defence?

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What is the leading case on the insanity rules?

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Where insanity operates as a defence, D is claiming that...

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If the insanity rules are satisfied, what verdict will this result in?

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Which of the following statements about the insanity rules are NOT true?

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Where insanity is applied as a defence, the claim is generally that D did not know what she was doing was wrong. What does this element of the insanity rules require?

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What is a justificatory defence?

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The public and private defence includes a subjective and an objective limb. What is the subjective limb?

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The public and private defence includes a subjective and an objective limb. What is the objective limb?

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When will the public and private defence be excluded?

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Under what circumstances will adapted versions of the public and private defence be applied?

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Which of the following statements about the public and private defence is NOT true?

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