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Battered Woman Syndrome: Prospect of Situating It Within Criminal Law in India

open access: yesBRICS Law Journal, 2021
In patriarchal cultures, like the one prevalent in India, rigid, polarised and hierarchical gender roles work to establish a strong normative relationship between gender and the treatment of offenders committing violent crimes such as homicide.
A. Deb
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Not Today, Old Man [PDF]

open access: yeseTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2019
‘Not Today, Old Man’ was written to the journal’s call-out theme ‘Tropical Gothic’. Informed by these ideas and a long tradition of women’s writing from Austen to Atwood, ‘Not Today, Old Man’ interrogates the relationship between women and violence ...
Lianda Burrows
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متلازمة المرأة المعنفة لدى عينة من النساء العراقيات في بغداد

open access: yesمجلة الآداب, 2021
إن التقدم العلمي والتكنولوجيا يسَّر الكثير من الأمور على الأفراد، إلا أن ضغوط الحياة قد ازدادت، وازدادت معها الأعباء التي تقع على كاهل الفرد . وإن هناك فروقاً فردية بين الأفراد، فكل فرد يستجيب لما يتعرض له من مواقف وصعوبات بصورة تختلف عن الفرد الآخر ،
Rwaa Sami Al-Nuaimy   +1 more
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Voldsramte migrantkvinder - Om køn, kultur og mandlig afmagt

open access: yesKvinder, Køn & Forskning, 1998
This article deals with the battered immigrant women's plight on leaving her batterer, especially when having no knowledge of Danish and no residence permit in her own right. Her encounter with the social welfare system and the police for aid and support
Britta Mogensen
doaj   +1 more source

BATTERED WOMEN AND THE REQUIREMENT OF IMMINENCE IN SELF-DEFENCE

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2013
Should the South African courts abolish the traditional imminence standard, something must be used to stand in its place. The identification of the various alternatives which have been suggested to replace imminence - most notably the establishment of ...
Samantha Goosen
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“The Mad”, “The Bad”, “The Victim”: Gendered Constructions of Women Who Kill within the Criminal Justice System

open access: yesLaws, 2013
Women commit significantly fewer murders than men and are perceived to be less violent. This belief about women’s non-violence reflects the discourses surrounding gender, all of which assume that women possess certain inherent essential characteristics ...
Siobhan Weare
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Criminal Responsibility: A Comparative Study of Iranian and U.S. Judicial Systems [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a chronic and debilitating mental health condition triggered by exposure to highly traumatic or life-threatening events such as war, sexual assault, physical abuse, or natural disasters.
mohammad hassani   +3 more
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Judicial Interpretations of Delinquency Caused by "Marital Coercion" [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī
This study addresses a significant gap in Iran’s criminal justice system concerning women who commit crimes under conditions of coercion and unequal power dynamics within marriage.
Mohammd Farajiha, Sanaz Ganjkhanlou
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The Contribution of Hybrid SPECT CT Imaging with [99mTc] Tc-MDP in Battered Woman Syndrome

open access: yesSwiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Introduction: Violence against women is a widespread health problem that knows no racial or social boundaries. It is generally difficult for forensic investigators to obtain medical evidence of violence, particularly in cases where the victims are ...
Abdel Amide Gbadamassi   +6 more
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A critical reappraisal of the carotid sinus and carotid bulb: Distinguishing neurohistological function from vascular geometry

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
This review redefines the carotid bulb (CB) as a variable geometric dilation shaped by hemodynamics and the carotid sinus (CS) as a conserved neurohistological baroreceptor field. Distinguishing these entities clarifies a century of anatomical confusion and links geometry, neurohistology, and clinical interpretation within a unified framework ...
Răzvan Costin Tudose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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