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001			111140
005			20250625151200.0
008			110331s1997 eng
022			_a0549-0618
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aSeuffert, Nan _92088
245			_aBattered women and self-defence _cSeuffert, Nan
260			_c1997
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Universities Law Review 17(3) June 1997 : 292-328
520			_aThis 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.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_aEVIDENCE _9237
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHOMICIDE _9297
650	2	7	_aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9518 _aSELF DEFENCE
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_9336 _aLAW
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
773	0		_tNew Zealand Universities Law Review 17(3) June 1997 : 292-328
830			_aNew Zealand Universities Law Review _94849
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
999			_c2287 _d2287