Questions tagged [defense]
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Arming yacht/pleasure craft at sea
Is it legal, applicable to arm yachts, recreational vessels. For defense against piracy, thieves, terrorism.
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Is ignorance of facts an excuse?
Suppose there is a law saying it is illegal to XYZ between 10 PM and 6 AM. If Alice XYZs at 11 PM, she cannot use "I didn't know about the law" as a defense. What if she does know about the ...
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Defendant's right to surprise prosecution at trial
Common law disclosure obligations between prosecutors and defendants appear to be imbalanced:
prosecutors basically have to disclose everything they have on defendants
defendants have to disclose ...
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What is the role and power of the Australian Defence Force in civil society?
The Commonwealth government has offered the assistance of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to the states from time to time.
Most recently the New South Wales Government has accepted that offer of ...
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Under what circumstances (other than defamation) is "truth an absolute defense" against prosecution?
My understanding is that "truth is an absolute defense" against a "defamation" charge, in the U.S. (Although you could be charged with something else such as "publication of ...
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legality of the trolley problem [duplicate]
There's this hypothetical scenario (sometimes referred to as the trolley problem) that people refer to as an ethical conundrum. It goes something like:
There's a train heading down the track where it ...
