Homicide law reform, gender and the provocation defence : a comparative perspective / Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Deakin University, Australia).

Introduction : The partial defence of provocation
THE PROBLEM OF PROVOCATION: Male honour and the provocation defence
Jealous men and provocative women
The plight of the provoked battered woman
ADDRESSING THE PROVOCATION PROBLEM : DIVERGENT APPROACHES TO HOMICIDE LAW REFORM: Addressing the provocation problem
Abolishing provocation : the Victorian experience
Replacing provocation : the English experience
Restricting provocation : the New South Wales experience
THE INTENDED AND UNINTENDED EFFECTS OF HOMICIDE LAW REFORM: New laws, same problems : alternative categories to murder
The difficulty of law reform for battered women who kill
Complicating the law of homicide
Questions of sentencing in the provocation debate
Conclusion : The partial defence of provocation and lessons for law reform
APPENDICES.