Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-310) and indexes.

Introduction : The partial defence of provocation -- THE PROBLEM OF PROVOCATION: Male honour and the provocation defence -- Jealous men and provocative women -- The plight of the provoked battered woman -- ADDRESSING THE PROVOCATION PROBLEM : DIVERGENT APPROACHES TO HOMICIDE LAW REFORM: Addressing the provocation problem -- Abolishing provocation : the Victorian experience -- Replacing provocation : the English experience -- Restricting provocation : the New South Wales experience -- THE INTENDED AND UNINTENDED EFFECTS OF HOMICIDE LAW REFORM: New laws, same problems : alternative categories to murder -- The difficulty of law reform for battered women who kill -- Complicating the law of homicide -- Questions of sentencing in the provocation debate -- Conclusion : The partial defence of provocation and lessons for law reform -- APPENDICES.

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