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HOMICIDE Maltese Law Manzini commenting on the offence of wilful homicide, considered that, [o]ggetto della tutela penale, in relazione ai delitti di omicidio, è l'interesse dello Stato concernente la sicurezza della persona fisica, in quanto riguarda particolarmente il bene giuridico della vita umana, considerato nella relazione fra uomini.1 From this reflection it seems quite evident that the law in creating the offence of wilful homicide, tries to protect human life from ending preternaturalmente per il fatto dell'altro uomo.2 Some authors thought that, homicide could be simply defined as: la uccisione dell'uomo commessa dall'altro uomo.3 Carrara however observed that this definition is rather unsatisfactory, as it excludes an essential characteristic of the material element of the offence. The death of a person, which could in some way or another be attributed to another person, does not necessarily entail the perpetration of a homicide. Thus Carrara opted for a more precise definition of the...

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