THE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME REVISITED: SOME COMPLICATING THOUGHTS FIVE YEARS AFTER R. v. LAVALLEE.

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      Discusses the Canadian Supreme Court's 1992 decision in the case 'R. v. Lavallee,' holding that evidence of wife battering could be relevant in establishing self-defense for women charged with murdering their abusive partners. Potential misuse of the battered woman syndrome in the courts; Stereotype of battered women.