Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

ISBN-13: 9780415560177 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 248 str.

Danielle Tyson;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Dealing with the complex case law concerning the use of the provocation defence in cases of intimate killings, 'Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation' considers the construction and representation of subjectivity and sexual difference in legal narrations of homicide.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1.Feminist Dilemmas with the Partial Defence of Provocation: International Debates; 2.Bridling Scolds: Insults, Female Sexuality and the Unruly Woman; 3.Legal Narratives on Trial: Constructions of Sex and Culpability in Provocation Cases; 4. Victoria’s New Homicide Laws: Provocative reforms or More Stories of Women ‘Asking For It’?; 5.Critical Fictions: Masculinities Theory and Challenges to Men’s Violence Against Women; Conclusion: The Importance of Rereading and Rewriting; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Danielle Tyson