Homicide Law Reform, Gender and the Provocation Defence
A Comparative Perspective
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Criminal law, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
| Author: | Kate Fitz-Gibbon | ISBN: | 9781137357557 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | September 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kate Fitz-Gibbon |
| ISBN: | 9781137357557 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | September 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book critically examines the operation of the partial defence of provocation in a range of comparative international jurisdictions. Centrally concerned with conceptual questions of gender, justice and the role of denial in the criminal justice system, Fitz-Gibbon explores the divergent approaches taken to reforming the law of provocation.
This book critically examines the operation of the partial defence of provocation in a range of comparative international jurisdictions. Centrally concerned with conceptual questions of gender, justice and the role of denial in the criminal justice system, Fitz-Gibbon explores the divergent approaches taken to reforming the law of provocation.
