Victim to Defendant: Judicial Dilemmas and Gender Bias in Chinese Cases of Battered Women Killing Their Abusers
Published online on June 16, 2026
Abstract
Violence Against Women, Ahead of Print.
This study examines battered women in China who used lethal defense after years of abuse by their husbands. Drawing on six interviews with abused women and judicial officers and eight cases, it finds that courts often ignore the context of abuse, ...
This study examines battered women in China who used lethal defense after years of abuse by their husbands. Drawing on six interviews with abused women and judicial officers and eight cases, it finds that courts often ignore the context of abuse, ...