Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the

Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the Transcripts (Law and Society)

In the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of â€œbattered woman syndromeâ€ was admissible in establishing self-defence for women accused of killing their abusive partners. This book looks at the trials of eleven battered women, ten of whom killed their partners, in the fifteen years since Lavallee. Drawing extensively on trial transcripts and a rich expanse of interdisciplinary sources, the author looks at the evidence produced at trial and at how self-defence was argued. By illuminating these cases, this book uncovers the practical and legal dilemmas faced by battered women on trial for murder.
Country USA
Brand University of British Columbia Press
Manufacturer UBC Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2010545704
ReleaseDate 2014-07-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780774826525

Country	USA
Brand	University of British Columbia Press
Manufacturer	UBC Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2010545704
ReleaseDate	2014-07-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780774826525

Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the Transcripts (Law and Society)