Meyersfeld, Bonita.

Domestic Violence and International Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (368 pages)

Prelims -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of International and Regional Instruments -- Table of National Legislation -- Introduction -- 1 Domestic Violence as a Violation of International Human Rights Law -- 2 Freedom from Systemic Intimate Violence: The Human Right and Corresponding State Obligation -- 3 State Responsibility in Relation to Systemic Intimate Violence -- 4 The Benefits of International Law for Victims of Systemic Intimate Violence -- Index.

This book provides a legal analysis for why a state should be accountable for allowing women to suffer extreme forms of domestic violence.

9781847315724


Family violence -- Law and legislation.
Victims of family violence -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Abused women -- Legal status, laws, etc.


Electronic books.

K5190.M49 2010

345.025553