Justins v The Queen: assisted suicide, juries and the discretion to prosecute
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2011
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Townsend, Ruth
Faunce, Thomas
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The Law Book Company
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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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