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Homicide Law Reform, Gender and the Provocation Defence: A Comparative Perspective - Paperback
$178.18
by Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Author)
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.
Author Biography
Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Lecturer in Criminology at Deakin University, Australia. Her research focuses on legal responses to lethal violence and effects of criminal law reform in Australian and international jurisdictions. She has advised government bodies on the law of homicide in several Australian jurisdictions and has published on homicide law reform in leading criminology and law journals.
Number of Pages: 315
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2014