{"product_id":"no-legal-way-out-r-v-ryan-domestic-abuse-and-the-defence-of-duress-9780774838092","title":"No Legal Way Out: R V Ryan, Domestic Abuse, and the Defence of Duress","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nadia Verrelli | Lori Chambers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Gender \u0026amp; the Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feminist analysis of the \u003ci\u003eR v Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e decision's lasting impact on domestic abuse in Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2013, a Canadian sting operation caught Nicole Doucet hiring a hitman to murder her husband. What was supposed to be a slam-dunk case spiraled into two contentious, highly publicized trials that limited the legal options for women seeking to escape abuse. In the first trail, Doucet was acquitted on the basis of duress in the context of abuse. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, where her acquittal was overturned. However, the court castigated the federal police for not protecting her, prompting a one-sided investigation that ultimately exonerated the force and garnered substantial critical media attention for Doucet. An unabashedly feminist analysis, \u003ci\u003eNo Legal Way Out\u003c\/i\u003e explains how and why the court, police, and media failed all trapped by intimate partner terrorism. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47888937320599,"sku":"9780774838092","price":3229.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780774838092.webp?v=1781169572","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/no-legal-way-out-r-v-ryan-domestic-abuse-and-the-defence-of-duress-9780774838092","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}