Tolmie, JuliaNorton, Jane CalderwoodWilson, DeniseKaye, MirandaSmith, Rachel2025-01-132025-01-132024(2024). SSRN Electronic Journal.1556-5068https://hdl.handle.net/2292/71043Research suggests that a portion of female offenders in New Zealand offend in response to intimate partner violence victimisation. It is therefore critical to consider whether coercion because of intimate partner violence is adequately accommodated in the criminal justice response to such offending. In this article we examine the law on party liability and the defences of compulsion and duress of circumstances. We suggest that these defences are not capable of adequately recognising the coercive circumstances that can result in women offending or being held accountable for their male partner's offending by means of the expansive doctrine of party liability. The current law therefore requires urgent reform.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmhttps://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/34413/supporthub/ssrn/p/16539/4804 Law In Context4805 Legal Systems44 Human Society48 Law and Legal Studies4402 CriminologyViolence ResearchWomen's HealthMental HealthBehavioral and Social ScienceViolence Against Women16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions5 Gender EqualityPreprint10.2139/ssrn.4943594Copyright: The authors1556-5068