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Supreme Court Accepts Battered Wife Syndrome Defence
  • This is the news report that discusses the Supreme Court of Canada decision on R. v. Lavallee, which set a historical Canadian legal precedent for women's self-defence. 
Citation

"Supreme Court Accepts Battered Wife Syndrome Defence." CBC Archives. 1990. Accessed November 3, 2022. Video, 3:14. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1403696305

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Federal Government Affairs
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Video