Dr Amanda Clough-Ricci

My research interests are partial defences to murder, and consent/sexual offences. My research often involves a comparative element, in particular with USA or Australian territories.

My current research project looks at abused children who commit parricide.

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• Sexual Infidelity and a Justifiable Sense of Being Seriously Wronged: What Next for the Loss of Control Defence?, Clough-Ricci, A. Jun 2025, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Criminalising Stealthing: Lessons From the UK and Australia, Chesser, B., Clough-Ricci, A. 1 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Criminal Law
• Coercive Control: Transforming Partial Defences to Murder in England and Wales, Clough, A. 1 Apr 2023, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Loss of Control – Domestic and Comparative Perspectives, Clough, A., Reed, A. 1 Apr 2023, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Defining Fault in Loss of Control: Determining Culpability Through Excuse Theory, Clough, A. 22 Aug 2022, Fault in Criminal Law, London, Taylor & Francis
• The outdated defence of non-violent homosexual advance: Australian provocation reform and lessons for English homicide law, Clough, A., Fitz-Gibbon, K. 11 Jun 2021, In: Journal of International and Comparative Law
• Mercy Killing, Partial Defences and Charge Decisions: 50 Shades of Grey, Clough, A. 1 Jun 2020, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Conditional Consent and Purposeful Deception, Clough, A. 1 Apr 2018, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Sober Regrets and Shared Risk Taking: Navigating Intoxicated Consent and Rape in the Courtroom, Clough, A. 1 Dec 2018, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
• Battered women: Loss of control and lost opportunities, Clough, A. 1 Dec 2016, In: Journal of International and Comparative Law

• Law PGCert August 31 2017
• Law PhD September 01 2015
• Law LLB July 01 2004