Domestic Violence and International Law
Paperback | 14 March 2012 | Edition Number 1
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This book provides a comprehensive legal analysis for why a state should be accountable in international law for allowing women to suffer extreme forms of domestic violence and how this can help individual victims. It is irrelevant that the violence is perpetrated by individuals and not state actors such as soldiers or the police. The state's breach of its responsibility is in its failure to act effectively in domestic violence cases; and in its silent endorsement of the violence, it becomes complicit.
The book seeks to reformulate academic and political debate on domestic violence and the responsibility of states under international law. It is based on empirical data combined with an honest assessment of whether or not domestic violence is recognised by the international community as a human rights violation.
'Domestic Violence in International Law ... provides an original, provocative, and much needed legal framework for the coherent development of a norm against domestic violence in international human rights law...Dr. Meyersfeld has developed a thoroughgoing analysis that asks and answers the most difficult questions often neglected by academics, lawyers and activists who dismiss the possibility that systemic violence against women could violate international law...Most fundamentally, this book is memorable for the hope and optimism it expresses about the transformative possibilities of international law. For without compromising such intensely human values as privacy, autonomy and cultural identity, Dr. Meyersfeld moves her reader with an abiding conviction- that international law, fueled with the power of transnational actors, can propel public actors to protect abused and vulnerable people in their most private worlds.'
From the Foreword by Harold Koh, The Legal Adviser, United States Department of State (2009-).
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Additionally, Meyersfeld not only provides a content analysis of important pieces of international law and historical precedents, she uses empirical evidence to support which might otherwise be considered normative prescriptions.
This book should be a required text in courses focused on human rights, gender studies and international law. While thickly descriptive, the content is important to comprehend the important role international law plays in the protection of vulnerable sectors of society. The details of important international treaties and events are quite informative. The book is extremely well written with a generous supply of case studies that help illustrate the complexities of understanding and eradicating systemic intimate violence. Providing materials relevant to international and regional instruments and national legislation allows the reader to become more familiar with the links between the domestic and international spheres of human rights law. This is one of the most informative books I have read on international law, and I highly recommend it to those who are interested in the field. -- Denise DeGarmo * The Law and Poltics Book Review *
This erudite work breaks an altogether new ground. It covers both the legal and the political debate on the state's responsibility - under not merely its own constitution but also international law - to protect its citizens from extreme forms of what Dr Bonita Meyersfeld calls "systematic intimate violence". No other work has dealt with the subject as comprehensively as this. -- A.G. Noorani * Frontline *
This comprehensive analysis makes a strong contemporary case for State responsibility, under International Law, for domestic violence.
This fresh assessment of the foundational allegation 'systematic intimate violence' is a must read for making human rights courses even more relevant; for taking the work of international and domestic practitioners to a next level; and for every international institution with a mission that seeks to improve the lives of a perennially vulnerable target group. -- unknown * American Society of International Law Newsletter *
Introduction
Sources of International Law
Complexities of Customary International Law
The Elements of Customary International Law
Traditional Theories of Customary International Law
Contemporary Theories of Customary International Law
Applying Customary International Law to Domestic Violence
Traditional Theories of Customary International Law
Contemporary Theories of Customary International Law
Is there an Emerging Norm Prohibiting Domestic Violence?
Women's Rights in International Lawâ"Historical Overview
Violence against Women in International Lawâ"Historical Overview
Domestic Violence in International Lawâ"Historical Overview and Status Quo: 1946â"2000
1946: Commission on the Status of Women
1979: CEDAW
1979: CEDAW Committee
1985: UN Resolution
1990: UN Resolution
1992: CEDAW Committee General Recommendation 19
1994: DEVAW
1995: Beijing Platform for Action
Domestic Violence in International Lawâ"Historical Overview and Status Quo: 2000â"09
2000: The CEDAW Optional Protocol
2000: UN General Comment No 28
2004: General Assembly Resolution on the Elimination of Domestic Violence against Women
1994â"2009: Reports of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
2005â"06: Resolutions and Action by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
2001â"08: Resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council
2004â"09: Further General Assembly Resolutions
2006â"08: Work of the Secretary-General
2000â"09: Work of the Treaty Monitoring Bodies
The Approach of Regional Human Rights Law and Bodies to Domestic Violence
Inter-American System
European System
African System
Specification of Certain Forms of Violence against Women in International Law
Mass Rape
Female Genital Cutting
Trafficking
The Writings of Respected Authors and Scholars
The Distinction between Public and Private
The State's Role
Cultural Relativism
Discrimination and Violence
Conclusion
2 Freedom from Systemic Intimate Violence: The Human Right and Corresponding State Obligation
The Substance of the Right
Exploring the Internationalising Elements of Domestic Violence
The Elements of Systemic Intimate Violence
Severe Acts of Emotional or Physical Harm
Continuum of Harm
Between Intimates
Group Vulnerability of Women
The Failure of the State to Help
Moving from an Emerging Norm to a Right in International Law
Steps Needed in International Law
The First Step: The Enunciation of a Specific Legal Right
The Second Step: Political Consequences of Domestic Violence
The Third Step: Bringing Domestic Violence into the Remit of Non-Gender-Specific Human Rights Bodies
Good Governance Practices: What States Should Do to Protect Against Systemic Intimate Violence
Legislative Steps
Anti-discrimination Provisions
Acts of Violence
Continuum of Harm
Relationship
Criminal v Civil Sanctions
Balancing Civil and Criminal Sanctions: The Protection Order
Compensation and Damages
Evidence and Burden of Proof
Labour Laws
Murder by Victims
Fair Procedure and Rules of Justice
Remedies and the Provision of Services
Police Protection and Implementation of the Law
Statutory Obligation to Protect
Training
Specialised Units
Female Officers
Data and Inter-departmental Communication
Police Powers
Judiciary and Judicial Agents
Knowledge of Rights
Shelters
Emergency and Long-term Health and Economic Well-being
Statistics, Indicators and Budget
National Action Plans
Conclusion
3 State Responsibility in Relation to Systemic Intimate Violence
Principles of State Responsibility
Background
Who are the Subjects of International Law?
Doctrine of Denial of Justice
Is a State Responsible for the Actions of Non-State Actors?
Elements of State Responsibility and their Application to Systemic Intimate Violence
Conduct Element
Wrongfulness Element
Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness
Application of the Justification Principles to Systemic Intimate Violence
Competing Values: Privacy
Fault and Knowledge
Role of the Judiciary
Consequences of an Internationally Wrongful Act
Conclusion
4 The Benefits of International Law for Victims of Systemic Intimate Violence
Non-coercive Compliance Theory
The Great Debate: Is International Law Effective?
Suspicion of International Law in Brief
Support of International Law in Brief
The Multi-Faceted Process of International Law
Norm Infiltration
Symbiotic Relationship between National and International Law
Deficiency Not Nugatory
Proliferation of Actors Facilitating Compliance with International Law
Functions of International Human Rights Law in respect of Violence against Women
International Law Leading to Change: The Expressive and Implementing Functions
How International Law Changed the Legal Response to Mass Rape
How International Law Changed the Legal Response to Enforced Disappearances
How International Law Changed the Legal Response to FGC
How International Law has Already Changed the Legal Response to Asylum and Domestic Violence
Non-coercive Compliance Theory in respect of Systemic Intimate Violence
Before DEVAW
After DEVAW
Domestic Violence in Mexico Before and After DEVAW
Domestic Violence in Nicaragua Before and After DEVAW
Domestic Violence in Sweden Before and After DEVAW
General Examples of Improvements in Domestic Violence Laws and Policies
Conclusion
ISBN: 9781849463577
ISBN-10: 1849463573
Published: 14th March 2012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 368
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY 3PL
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 23.39 x 15.6 x 1.96
Weight (kg): 0.52
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