DefencesThe general defences, and what each requires.LawDefence and basis.DefenceBasisSelf-defenceReasonable force in the circumstances believedDuressThreat of death or serious injuryNecessityAvoiding a greater evilInsanityDisease of the mind at the timeAutomatismInvoluntary conductIntoxicationLimited; rarely a full defenceEducational reference. Duress is generally unavailable for murder.Availability and definitions vary by jurisdiction.Defenceslearnposters.com
Defences — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

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A 6-row table: Defence · Basis.

Defence and basis.

Educational reference. Duress is generally unavailable for murder. Availability and definitions vary by jurisdiction.

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What’s on the Defences (Criminal law) poster?
A 6-row table: Defence · Basis. Defence and basis. Self-defence — Reasonable force in the circumstances believed; Duress — Threat of death or serious injury; Necessity — Avoiding a greater evil; Insanity — Disease of the mind at the time; Automatism — Involuntary conduct; Intoxication — Limited; rarely a full defence. Educational reference. Duress is generally unavailable for murder. Availability and definitions vary by jurisdiction.
Who is the Defences (Criminal law) poster for?
Defences (Criminal law) belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning criminal law can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Defences (Criminal law) poster?
Some deny an element of the offence; others excuse or justify the conduct. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Defences (Criminal law) belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Defences (Criminal law)?
The Elements of an Offence, Corporate Liability and Criminal Procedure sit alongside Defences (Criminal law) in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.The Elements of an OffenceCorporate LiabilityCriminal Procedure
Is the Defences (Criminal law) poster free to download and print?
Yes. Defences (Criminal law) downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Defences (Criminal law) poster print at?
Defences (Criminal law) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Defences (Criminal law) loses nothing.Printing guide

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