Citation

Kopel DB. Syracuse law review 2009; 59: 999-1016.

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(Copyright © 2009)

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Abstract

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller constitutionalized the right of self-defense, and described self-defense as a natural, inherent right. Analysis of natural law in Heller shows why Justice Stevens' dissent is clearly incorrect, and illuminates a crucial weakness in Justice Breyer's dissent. The constitutional recognition of the natural law right of self-defense has important implications for American law, and for foreign and international law. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1172255

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