syndrome de l'homme battu

OBS: syndrome de l'homme battu; syndrome de la femme battue : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

CONT: Expert testimony regarding battered spouse syndrome (BSS) and by extension battered woman syndrome (BWS) is admissible in every state ... and therefore is available as an affirmative theory of self-defense for criminal charges in all state courts ... In most jurisdictions, BSS and BWS defenses have arisen in common law through judicial rulings establishing precedent ... but in a number of states including California, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Kentucky, state legislatures have codified BSS in statute as a focused self-defense ...