TY  - SER
AU  - Seuffert, Nan
TI  - Battered women and self-defence
SN  - 0549-0618
PY  - 1997///
KW  - FVC
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EVIDENCE
KW  - HOMICIDE
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - SELF DEFENCE
KW  - LAW
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
KW  - CANADA
N1  - New Zealand Universities Law Review 17(3) June 1997 : 292-328
N2  - This article examines battered women who kill their abusive partner in self-defence. Self-defence law is examined, and the author discusses Battered Woman Syndrome and its admissibility as evidence. New Zealand and Canadian self-defence laws are compared, and cases where women have killed their violent partners are used to highlight the complexities and inconsistencies of applying Battered Woman Syndrome as a defence. The article discusses how stereotypes of women influence how the self-defence law is interpreted. The author suggests that the main players in the justice system need to have a better understanding of the context in which women are led to kill their violent partners
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