R. v. Lavallee -- 'Battered Woman Syndrome' and Self Defence Law in Canada

R. v. Lavallee is most certainly a complicated case to talk about. It centres on a self-defence case arising from intimate partner violence, and its outcome changed the way that self defence law works in Canada. It is a case that put the concepts of equity and equality under the microscope, showing how our laws and legal concepts can be made a bit more inclusive. Despite how such improvements fail to solve all intersectionality issues.
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MacLean, J., Verrelli, N., & Chambers, L. (2017). Battered Women under Duress: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Abandonment of Context and Purpose in R. v Ryan. Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 29(1), 60-82. doi.org/10.3138/cjwl.29.1.60
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Shaffer, M. (1997). The Battered Woman Syndrome Revisited: Some Complicating Thoughts Five Years after R. v. Lavallee. The University of Toronto Law Journal, 47(1), 1-33. doi.org/10.2307/826013
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