Homicide law reform in Victoria : retrospect and prospects /

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Imprint:	Sydney : The Federation Press, ©2015.
Language:	English
Subject:	Homicide -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Victoria. Law reform -- Australia -- Victoria. Legislative amendments -- Australia -- Victoria. Homicide -- Law and legislation. Law reform. Legislative amendments. Victoria.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10383022

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ISBN:	1862879885 9781862879881
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-187) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
About the Editors
Notes on Contributors
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Introduction: Homicide Law Reform in Victoria: Retrospect
1. The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: Homicide Law Reform in Victoria: The Hon Justice Marcia Neave AO
2. Legal Culture, Professional Education and Homicide Law Reform
3. Law Reform and the Media: (Re)figuring Responsibility
4. Homicide Law Reform, Provocation and Sentencing
5. The Effects of the 2005 Reforms on Legal Responses to Women Who Kill Intimate Partners
6. Social Framework Evidence: Its Interpretation and Application in Victoria and Beyond
7. When Self-Defence Fails
8. The Offence of Defensive Homicide: Lessons Learned from Failed Law Reform
9. Simplifying Homicide Laws for Complex Situations
10. Reform and Codification of the Law of Homicide: Reflections the Victorian Experience
Bibliography
Index

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