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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Violence (Law)"”.
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Violence, law and the (im)possibility of transitional justice
… increasingly institutionalised in international law and policy,creating a clearly defined model. However a range of critical perspectives have also been brought to bear on the emergent policy and practice of transitional justice.These critiques have highlighted the blind spots and the ways in …
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The Partisan's Violence, Law and Apartheid: The Assassination of Matthew Goniwe and the Cradock Four
… is a study of an instance of political violence that took place during 1985 in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, but which had a wider resonance across the country. It involved the killing of four prominent anti-apartheid activists, known as the Cradock Four, by a state security …
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Substantive Representation of Women and its Consequences: The Passage of a Gender-Based-Violence Law in Rwanda
… Using the passage of legislation on gender-based violence (GBV) in Rwanda as a case study, this thesis examines how increased women's "descriptive representation" can lead to "substantive representation" in the context of a political and social environment supportive of women's political …
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Is your accent guilty? The experiences of foreign born domestic violence victims within the English criminal justice system and criminal justice professionals’ perceptions of these victims
… experiences of a group of foreign born domestic violence victims (FBDVVs)1 as they encounter the processes and professionals of the English criminal justice system. These FBDVVs were judged as able to speak English well enough to represent themselves in court without an interpreter by the Witness …
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Penyimpangan seksual dalam rumah tangga sebagai tindak kekerasan perspektif Undang-Undang nomor 23 tahun 2004
… that are not permitted either by religion or law, for example a husband toward his wife perform sexual sadism. Sexual deviance in the household has clearly violated the wife, because sex is also right. Sexual activity in which there is an element of sexual deviations cause only the husband who …
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Systems of accountability for abusive men in a domestic violence context: The nature of abuse, limited effectiveness and intervention strategy improvement
The domestic violence movement had extraordinary success in enlightening society on the scope, predominance, and consequences of battering, but more limited ability in successfully intervening and preventing the abuse of women by their intimate male partners. Taking this perspective, the present …
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An Analysis of Major American Riots: Issues in Riots and Riot Control
… the numerous administrative challenges faced by law enforcement decision makers. In this study, seven major riots from throughout the United States are discussed including the Hay Market Riot of 1886, the Watts Riot of 1965, and Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Each riot case is studied in five …
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The law and domestic violence against women. The history of law reforms in relation to domestic violence against women from the 18th to the 20th century and an analysis of women victims' needs in contemporary socio-legal discourse.
… pattern of legal changes relating to domestic violence against women from the 18th century to the 1980s. The history is written from the viewpoint of the legal interventions available to and used by women victims of domestic violence. Statutory enactments, case law and procedural changes in the …
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Mobilizing, Resisting, and Transforming Title IX: How College Students Experience Sexual Violence and Administrative Justice
… analysis of Title IX, critically exploring the law’s interaction with gender, power, and violence. Drawing on qualitative data from 42 public statements made by students sanctioned for sexual misconduct and 31 interviews with undergraduate students and Title IX professionals in higher education, …