Abstract The paper discusses the battered spouse (woman) syndrome and its application in the cases where the defendant climes self-defence. The assumptions of the section 34 of the Criminal Code of Canada (1985) discussed and criticised from the psychological point of view.
Abstract The paper discusses the battered spouse (woman) syndrome and its application in the cases where the defendant climes self-defence. The assumptions of the section 34 of the Criminal Code of Canada (1985) discussed and criticised from the psychological point of view.