Domestic Abuse, Victims and the Law

This book provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the remedies available to victims of domestic abuse in the civil, family and criminal law.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Chapter 1: Defining 'abuse': the nature of the problem
Chapter 2: 'Rights' based claims
Chapter 3: Civil Law Remedies- How are they working now?
Chapter 4: Family Law-Child contact the risk of harm
Chapter 5: Policing and Prosecuting- new offence, old problems?
Chapter 6: Defences and Mitigation- the persistence of narratives of woman blaming
Chapter 7: Hybridisation of legal responses
Chapter 8: The Limitations of Legal Responses and Law Reform
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Mandy Burton is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. She has published extensively on domestic abuse and the law, including articles, books and reports commissioned by UK government departments and public bodies with the aim of informing policy and improving practice in cases involving vulnerable victims.

Summary

This book provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the remedies available to victims of domestic abuse in the civil, family and criminal law.

Product details

• Authors: Mandy Burton, Mandy (University of Leicester Burton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032315843
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231584-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Labor & Employment, Human rights & civil liberties law, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Civil Law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, LAW / Discrimination, LAW / Family Law / Divorce & Separation, LAW / Gender & the Law, LAW / Family Law / Marriage, Sexual abuse & harassment, Sociology: family & relationships, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender & the law, Gender studies, gender groups, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Jurisprudence & general issues, Sexual abuse and harassment, Feminism and feminist theory, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, Systems of law: civil codes / civil law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Family Law: Marriage & Divorce, Violence and abuse in society, Jurisprudence and general issues, Law and society, gender issues, Family law: marriage, separation and divorce, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Discrimination in employment and harassment law, Discrimination in employment law, Civil codes / Civil law