No Legal Way Out (Paperback)

Nadia Verrelli

ISBN 10: 0774838094 / ISBN 13: 9780774838092

Published by University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2021

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Paperback. An RCMP sting caught Nicole Doucet (Ryan) trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband. It was supposed to be an open-and-shut case. It wasn't.No Legal Way Out details the judicial process, media coverage, and legal implications of R v Ryan. Appealed up to the Supreme Court of Canada, Doucet's initial acquittal on the basis of duress in the context of abuse was overturned, but a stay of proceedings meant that she could not be tried again. The court castigated the RCMP for not protecting her, prompting a one-sided investigation that ultimately exonerated the force and garnered substantial critical media attention for Doucet.R v Ryan limited the legal options for women seeking to escape abuse and had a profoundly negative impact on public perceptions of domestic violence. This unabashedly feminist analysis explains why the court, the police, and the media let down all women trapped by intimate partner terrorism. No Legal Way Out tells the story of one woman who felt trapped in an abusive relationship and in a system that gave her no way to escape. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Legal Way Out (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774838094
• ISBN 13: 9780774838092
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A feminist analysis of the R v Ryan decision’s lasting impact on domestic abuse in Canada.
 
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, No Legal Way Out explains how and why the court, police, and media failed all trapped by intimate partner terrorism.
 

About the Authors

Nadia Verrelli is associate professor of political science at Laurentian University and editor of Canada: The State of the Federation, 2011.
 

Lori Chambers is professor of gender and women’s studies at Lakehead University and author of A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921–2015.