The Coroners and Justice Act 2009: '(A)Mending' the Law on Provocation?

Authors

Carrie-Ann Blockley

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article identifies the criticisms with the partial defence of provocation and examines whether the new loss of control defence, as enacted under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, addresses these criticisms and creates an effective defence.

Publication Date

2014-01-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

127

Last Page

147

ISSN

2054-149X

Deposit Date

March 2017

Embargo Period

2024-11-01

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Blockley, Carrie-Ann (2014) "The Coroners and Justice Act 2009: '(A)Mending' the Law on Provocation?," The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review: Vol. 6, Article 16.
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/plcjr/vol6/iss1/16