South African Criminal Law and Battered Women Who Kill: Discussion Document 1

South African Criminal Law and Battered Women Who Kill: Discussion Document 1

This discussion document serves as both a resource on the academic and comparative law treatment of the issues surrounding battered women who kill their abusive spouses and as a basis for debate on how South African law could address these issues. It is intended to stimulate meaningful discussion but does not purport to contain a fully exhaustive analysis of foreign law.

 

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Hallie Ludsin
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Hallie Ludsin is a lawyer specialising in gender rights

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