Sex, culpability and the defence of provocation / / Danielle Tyson

• Autore: Tyson Danielle
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 345/.05044
• Soggetto topico: Provocation (Criminal law); Criminal liability (International law); Justification (Law); Defense (Criminal procedure); Women - Violence against
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Feminist dilemmas with the partial defence of provocation : international debates -- Bridling scolds : insults, female sexuality, and the unruly woman -- Legal narratives on trial : constructions of sex and culpability in provocation cases -- Victoria's new homicide laws : provocative reforms or more stories of women "asking for it?" -- Critical fictions : masculinities theory and challenges to men's violence against women.
• Sommario/riassunto: The partial defence of provocation is one of the most controversial doctrines within the criminal law. It has now been abolished in a number of international jurisdictions. Addressing the trajectory of debates about reform of the provocation defence across different jurisdictions, Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation considers the construction and representation of subjectivity and sexual difference in legal narrations of intimate partner homicide. Undeniably, the most vexing exculpatory cultural narrative of our times is that of a woman 'asking for it'. This book explores how th
• Titolo autorizzato: Sex, culpability and the defence of provocation
• ISBN: 1-283-58622-3; 9786613898678; 0-203-11640-2; 1-136-29884-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462297703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discourses of law.