Since 1990, the Battered Women Syndrome has been acknowledged in Canadian criminal law. Undoubtedly, it promotes the advancement of women's rights, because it recognizes the complexity of the situation that battered women are confronted with and as such, fewer innocent women are condemned for their defensive actions. Family violence does not only concern women. In too many cases unfortunately, the children are also the victims. If the foundation of the judicial system is equality, then can we claim that the battered children also have a right to obtain such a defence?