Murder, Medicine and Motherhood.

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Since the early 1990s, unexplained infant death has been reformulated as a criminal justice problem within many western societies. This shift has produced wrongful convictions in more than one jurisdiction. This book uses a detailed case study of the murder trial and appeals of Kathleen Folbigg to e...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cunliffe, Emma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart, 2011.
Temas:
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Filicide.
Evidence (Law)
Criminal justice, Administration of > Australia > Case studies.
Evidence (Law) > Australia > Cases.
Filicide > Australia > Case studies.
Preuve (Droit)
Preuve (Droit) > Australie > Jurisprudence.
Filicide > Australie > Études de cas.
Justice pénale > Administration > Australie > Études de cas.
LAW > Criminal Procedure.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Filicide
Australia
Case studies
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Since the early 1990s, unexplained infant death has been reformulated as a criminal justice problem within many western societies. This shift has produced wrongful convictions in more than one jurisdiction. This book uses a detailed case study of the murder trial and appeals of Kathleen Folbigg to examine the pragmatics of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It explores how legal process, medical knowledge and expectations of motherhood work together when a mother is charged with killing infants who have died in mysterious circumstances. The author argues that Folbigg, who remains in prison, was.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (247 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847316608
1847316603
9781849461573
1849461570
1283340240
9781283340243
9781472565556
147256555X

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