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.