Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Law

by Heather Douglas

Every year, millions of women across the world turn to the law to help them live free from intimate partner violence. They engage with child protection services and police and apply for civil protection orders. They seek family court orders to keep their children safe from violent fathers, and take special visa pathways to avoid deportation following their separation from an abuser. Women are often driven to interact with the law to counteract their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190071788
• ISBN13: 9780190071783
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"