“Leaving Battered Women to the ‘Justification’ of Self-defence?”

(2013) 98 Criminal Reports (6th) 258

I wrote this short piece together with my good friend and collaborator, Dr. Michael Plaxton, about the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Ryan.  A fascinating case, Ryan deals with some tricky issues regarding the defence of duress, battered women and the excuse/justification dichotomy in criminal defences. 

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