Provocation — (1996)

Beyond the courtroom, "provocation" in the mid-90s was also a recurring theme in:

The year 1996 marked a pivotal moment for how courts interpreted the characteristics of a defendant when applying this defense: Provocation (1996)

: Cases like R v Morhall [1996] and R v Thornton (No. 2) [1996] challenged the "reasonable person" standard. Courts began to consider whether specific traits—such as "battered woman syndrome" or even a person's age—should affect how we judge their loss of self-control. Beyond the courtroom, "provocation" in the mid-90s was