Women Who Kill, Criminal Law and Domestic Abuse
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Women Who Kill, Criminal Law and Domestic Abuse

  1. 180 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Women Who Kill, Criminal Law and Domestic Abuse

About this book

This book presents an informed, coherent and stimulating analysis of UK legal defences of homicide by victims of domestic abuse. Women killing following domestic abuse from a male partner is a significant category of homicide. In some areas of the UK it represents the most common context in which women kill. Yet, despite its significance, it is an aspect of homicide that remains under-researched within a UK context. Much of what is known about cases of this type comes from other jurisdictions. This book brings together a coherent understanding of the UK landscape in this area. It builds upon existing literature, particularly from the US, which has examined this issue from a practical perspective, using the lived experiences of practitioners involved in cases of this type. The collection combines the experiences of those in practice with academic expertise, pointing to potential sites of injustice that exist in this context and offering suggestions for reform. The volume will be a valuable guide for those involved in cases of this nature whilst also offering insight to those academics with an interest in homicide and legal responses to domestic abuse. The book will also be of interest to those working in the area of comparative criminal justice.

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Yes, you can access Women Who Kill, Criminal Law and Domestic Abuse by Rachel M. McPherson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Comparative Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032052878
eBook ISBN
9781000966336
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Comparative Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of tables
  8. List of contributors
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Foreword
  12. Introduction: Contextualising cases in which women kill following domestic abuse
  13. 1. Diminished responsibility or justifiable homicide?: The case of Sally Challen
  14. 2. Labelling her mad: Diminished responsibility and medicalised responses to women who kill their abusers
  15. 3. Critical perspectives on the partial defence of loss of control: Justice for women?
  16. 4. ‘Fit for purpose in today’s society?’: Reflecting on provocation pleas in modern Scotland
  17. 5. Women who kill their abusers and self-defence
  18. 6. Legally male: The householder defence, duress and the continuing exclusion of women
  19. 7. A gender and human rights analysis of Scotland’s response to women who kill their abusers
  20. 8. Domestic abuse education in Scottish law schools: Developments and paths forward
  21. 9. A practitioners’ guide to representing women who kill following domestic abuse
  22. Index