Defences to Homicide: Issues Paper

Victorian Law Reform Commission, 2002, ISBN: 0957967853

140 Pages Posted: 4 Sep 2018

See all articles by Bernadette M. McSherry

Bernadette M. McSherry

Melbourne Social Equity Institute; Melbourne Law School

Jamie Walvisch

Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

Stephen Farrow

Independent

Date Written: January 2002

Abstract

This paper was the first stage of the Victorian Law Reform Commission's reference on Defences to Homicide. It outlines the defences which a person who has killed another person can rely upon under Victorian law, provides information on how the law is working, and raises issues for consideration.

Keywords: Defences, Homicide, Criminal Law, Mental Impairment, Provocation, Self Defence

Suggested Citation

McSherry, Bernadette M. and Walvisch, Jamie and Farrow, Stephen, Defences to Homicide: Issues Paper (January 2002). Victorian Law Reform Commission, 2002, ISBN: 0957967853, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3234443

Bernadette M. McSherry

Melbourne Social Equity Institute ( email )

Parkville, Victoria 3010
Australia

Melbourne Law School ( email )

University Square
185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Victoria, Victoria 3010
Australia

Jamie Walvisch (Contact Author)

Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne ( email )

185 Pelham Street
Melbourne, VIC 3010
Australia

Stephen Farrow

Independent ( email )

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