The 'Defense of Legality' in Talmudic Law
'Defenses of legality' are known in modern law as pleas in court that the charge as laid does not disclose a criminal offense. In talmudic law, the plea is not necessarily made only in court: when legality is asserted in good faith immediately before the act is committed, it must be accept...
| Published in: | Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion |
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| Language: | English |
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College
1987
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| In: |
Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Rabbinic Judaism
B Talmud |
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| Summary: | 'Defenses of legality' are known in modern law as pleas in court that the charge as laid does not disclose a criminal offense. In talmudic law, the plea is not necessarily made only in court: when legality is asserted in good faith immediately before the act is committed, it must be accepted as conclusive and will result in acquittal. |
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| ISSN: | 0360-9049 |
| Contains: | In: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
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