Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Routledge Research in Gender and Society
ISBN: 978-0-415-87117-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Part 1: Gender, Violence and the Law 1. Introduction: Mapping the Issues 2. Agency, Resistance and Violence in Women’s Lives Part 2: Legal Images of Gendered Violence in Intimate Relationships: The Complexities of Law's Responses 3. The Legal Politics of Consent: Sexual Assault Law, Gender and Autonomy 4. "Honest but Mistaken" Judicial Beliefs about Sexual assault in Spousal Relationships: The Assumption of "Continuous Consent" 5. Domestic Violence and the Construction of "Ideal Victims:" Assaulted Women’s "Image Problems" in Law Part 2: Engaging the State Accountability in Private Law, Public Law and the International Sphere 6. Private law, the State and the Duty to Protect: Tort Actions for Police Failures in Gendered Violence Cases 7. Equality Rights the Constitution and Violence against women in Intimate relationships: Reconceptualizing State Accountability For Ending Domestic Violence 8. Refugee Law and State Accountability for Violence Against Women: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Approaches to Asylum Claims based on Gender Persecution 9. State Responsibility for Ending Violence against Women: the Possibilities of International Law Part 4: Conclusion 10. Contradictions and Challenges: The Potential and Limits of Law (Conclusion)