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A well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must 'take their victim as they find them'. If a single punch kills someone because of their thin skull, that victim's weakness cannot mitigate the seriousness of the crime. "Scorching, self-scouring: a young woman finds her steel and learns to wield it." - Helen Garner But what if it also works the other way? What if a defendant on trial for sexual crimes has to accept his 'victim' as she comes: a strong, determined accuser who knows the legal system, who will not back down until justice is done? Bri Lee began her first day of work at the Queensland District Court as a bright-eyed judge's associate. Two years later she was back as the complainant in her own case. This is the story of Bri's journey through the Australian legal system; first as the daughter of a policeman, then as a law student, and finally as a judge's associate in both metropolitan and regional Queensland - where justice can look very different, especially for women. Eggshell Skull is a fiercely intelligent, heartbreakingly honest memoir and haunting appraisal of modern Australia from a new and essential voice, in the tradition of Fight Like A Girl."Brutal, b

Who reads Eggshell Skull : a Memoir About Standing Up, Speaking Out and Fighting Back?

Author

Lee Bri, Bri Lee

Publisher

Allen And Unwin

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781760295776

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, True Crime, Law