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Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor Bonita Meyersfeld is an international human rights lawyer, specialising in violence, gender and development and is currently associate professor at the University of Witwatersrand School of Law and Head of Gender at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies in South Africa. She is also an editor on the South African Journal of Human Rights Zusammenfassung This book provides a legal analysis for why a state should be accountable for allowing women to suffer extreme forms of domestic violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Domestic Violence as a Violation of International Human Rights Law 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 Law—Historical Overview Violence against Women in International Law—Historical Overview Domestic Violence in International Law—Historical Overview and Status Quo: 1946–2000 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 Law—Historical Overview and Status Quo: 2000–09 2000: The CEDAW Optional Protocol 2000: UN General Comment No 28 2004: General Assembly Resolution on the Elimination of Domestic Violence against Women 1994–2009: Reports of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences 2005–06: Resolutions and Action by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 2001–08: Resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council 2004–09: Further General Assembly Resolutions 2006–08: Work of the Secretary-General 2000–09: 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 ...
