Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The Release Heather Campaign: two days for women at the High Court
Other Titles:	Women against violence : an Australian feminist journal
Authors:	Kirkwood, Debbie Spencer, Pauline
Keywords:	Legal issues;Homicide
Type of violence:	Emotional and psychological abuse
Year:	1998
Publisher:	CASA House (Centre Against Sexual Assault)
Citation:	(4), July 1998
Notes:	Reports on the actions of a dedicated group of women who travelled to the High Court in Canberra in a bid to free Heather Osland, convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to fourteen and a half years in prison. The women involved in the Release the Heather Osland Campaign rallied together and assisted legal representatives in presenting their arguments -in particular - the application of laws relating to self defence and provocation with respect to women who were victims of domestic violence. At the time this article was written, the High Court had not yet made a decision.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12680
ISSN:	1327-5550
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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