Tolmie, JuliaNorton, Jane Calderwood2025-01-132025-01-132024(2024). SSRN Electronic Journal.1556-5068https://hdl.handle.net/2292/71046This article examines the legal position of victim-survivors who offend under coercion from intimate partner violence. It considers whether the unavailability of the defences of compulsion and necessity as a result of the courts' interpretation of those defences in New Zealand constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex. This article adds to the broader literature raising questions about the capacity of discrimination law (as it is currently conceived) to address sex inequality, particularly as it intersects with other forms of inequality based on class and race.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 CriminologyBehavioral and Social ScienceViolence ResearchWomen's Health16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions5 Gender Equality10 Reduced InequalitiesPreprint10.2139/ssrn.4943596Copyright: The authors1556-5068