Critically explain the scope and functioning of the defence of duress and examine whether ‘as a concession to human frailty’ someone should be exempt from liability to criminal sanctions if she takes an innocent life rather than sacrificing her own.

Criminal Law
Duress is not a defence to murder.

Critically explain the scope and functioning of the defence of duress and examine whether ‘as a concession to human frailty’ someone should be exempt from liability to criminal sanctions if she takes an innocent life rather than sacrificing her own.