Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from Thetranscripts - Rilegato

Sheehy, Elizabeth A.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0774826517 ISBN 13: 9780774826518

Casa editrice: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2013

Riassunto

In the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of “battered woman syndrome” 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Elizabeth A. Sheehy is Shirley Greenberg Professor of Women and the Legal Profession in law at the University of Ottawa.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0774826517
• ISBN 13: 9780774826518
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 469