Shades Of Grey - Domestic And Sexual Violence Against Women: Law Reform And Society

Shades of Grey - Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Womeninvestigates the e~hidden gendere(tm) of so-called neutral or objective legal principles that structure the law addressing violence against women. Drawing upon a range of material - from Australia and England/Wales but also from the US, Canada and European countries -the book contextualizes and critiques relevant legislation, case law, and secondary studies. It also compares policy responses; making recommendationsfor best practice models of policy-making and law reform. Aiming to help improve government, community and legal responses to women who experience violence, Shades of Grey - Domestsic and |Sexual Violence Against Women will assist law-makers, academics, policy-makers and a wider audience in understanding the complexities of violence against women, as well asthe potential and the limits of law in this area.

• | Author: Anna Carline|Patricia Weiser Easteal
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 10, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415622174
• | ISBN-13: 9780415622172