Justins v The Queen: assisted suicide, juries and the discretion to prosecute

Date

2011

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Townsend, Ruth
Faunce, Thomas

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The Law Book Company

Abstract

Juries are often a crucial protection for citizens against unjust or highly controversial laws. The decision whether to proceed with a prosecution rests on the discretionary powers of prosecutors. In cases where the community is deeply divided over right

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Keywords: article; assisted suicide; Australia; female; human; legal aspect; male; mental capacity; right to die; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Competency; New South Wales; Right to Die; Suicide, Assisted

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Journal of Law and Medicine

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Journal article

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Open Access

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