What about the necessity defense? (That seems to exist only in the United States; I always thought that it was derived from English Common Law.)
ETA: Here’s some discussion on the necessity defense in the context of law school, and it includes our old favourite, the trolley problem. (It also cites an 1810 court case which suggests that the necessity defense does derive from English Common Law, but Wikipedia disagrees.)
What about the necessity defense? (That seems to exist only in the United States; I always thought that it was derived from English Common Law.)
ETA: Here’s some discussion on the necessity defense in the context of law school, and it includes our old favourite, the trolley problem. (It also cites an 1810 court case which suggests that the necessity defense does derive from English Common Law, but Wikipedia disagrees.)