Description
POTENTIALLY LETHAL USE OF WEAPONS BY POLICE FORCES
Book Summary
This work offers a comprehensive legal analysis of the potentially lethal use of weapons by Security Forces and Corps. The author examines the national and international regulatory framework that governs this exceptional power, addressing the enabling circumstances, legal limits, and gaps in the current system. A holistic study that completes the vision on one of the most delicate powers of the Rule of Law.
What is it about?
The book focuses on the special position held by police officers among public powers, as they are authorized to use weapons in a potentially lethal manner in their mission to ensure public safety. The work deeply analyzes the regulatory framework governing this power, examining both national legislation and applicable international standards.
It addresses the specific circumstances under which this power may be exercised, the limits that restrict it, and the main legal issues raised by its application. The study also identifies the gaps and pathologies in current regulations, offering a critical and complete view of the legal system that governs the use of lethal force by police forces.
Main Topics
- National and international regulatory framework for the use of weapons by police forces
- Enabling circumstances and legal limits for the potentially lethal use of force
- Gaps, contradictions, and pathologies in current legislation on this matter
- Special legal position of the Security Forces and Corps within the Rule of Law
- Constitutional and administrative issues derived from the use of police force
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at legal professionals specializing in constitutional and administrative law, jurists interested in public security and fundamental rights, members of the Security Forces and Corps seeking to understand the legal framework of their actions, as well as researchers and academics in the legal-police field.
What this book provides
- A rigorous and updated legal analysis of the regulatory framework governing the potentially lethal use of weapons by the police
- Identification of the deficiencies and contradictions of current legislation for a better understanding of the legal system
- A comprehensive vision that connects constitutional and administrative law with international human rights standards
- Conceptual tools to address the most complex legal issues posed by this exceptional power
Technical Data
- Author: CUESTA BARCENA, DAVID A.
- Publisher: J.M.BOSCH
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POLICE AND SECURITY SERVICES, CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- Collection: BOSCH ADMINISTRATIVO
- Publication date: February 2025
- Number of pages: 552
- Weight: 930 g
Editorial Review
This is an essential reference work for those who need to deeply understand the legal framework that regulates one of the most controversial powers of the State: the potentially lethal use of force by the police. Its critical approach and exhaustive treatment of regulatory gaps make it a valuable resource both for legal professionals and for those responsible for formulating public security policies.