Murder, gender and the law: from crime of passion to femicide

Gender-related killings are the most serious form of violence against women, yet male perpetrators are traditionally granted mitigating circumstances by global criminal justice systems. The customary use of the violent emotion defence in intimate partner contexts, largely responsible for this outcom...

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Main Author: Brunke, Laura Isabella (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2024, Volume: 82, Issue: 5, Pages: 1313-1334
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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