No Legal Way Out : R v Ryan, Domestic Abuse, and the Defence of Duress / Nadia Verrelli, Lori Chambers.
2021
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Title
No Legal Way Out : R v Ryan, Domestic Abuse, and the Defence of Duress / Nadia Verrelli, Lori Chambers.
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Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Description
1 online resource (208 p.)
Series
Landmark cases in Canadian law.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Understanding Domestic Abuse and Femicide
Nicole Doucet, Her Story, and Her Trial
Decisions of the Courts
Policing the Police?
Trial by Media
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Cases
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Understanding Domestic Abuse and Femicide
Nicole Doucet, Her Story, and Her Trial
Decisions of the Courts
Policing the Police?
Trial by Media
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Cases
Index
Summary
An RCMP sting caught Nicole Doucet (Ryan) trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband. It was supposed to be an open-and-shut case. It wasn't. No Legal Way Out details the judicial process, media coverage, and legal implications of R v Ryan. Appealed up to the Supreme Court of Canada, Doucet's initial acquittal - on the basis of duress in the context of abuse - was overturned, but a stay of proceedings meant that she could not be tried again. The court castigated the RCMP for not protecting her, prompting a one-sided investigation that ultimately exonerated the force and garnered substantial critical media attention for Doucet. R v Ryan limited the legal options for women seeking to escape abuse and had a profoundly negative impact on public perceptions of domestic violence. This unabashedly feminist analysis explains why the court, the police, and the media let down all women trapped by intimate partner terrorism.
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In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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English
ISBN
9780774838108
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