Is near enough good enough? Why isn’t self‐defence appropriate for the battered woman?

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-85

  Bradfield, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BATTERED WOMAN; COURT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031824889     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719809524921     Document Type: Article

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