Understanding Domestic Violence as a Gender-based Human Rights Violation Taylor & Francis Ltd

Examining the prevalent issue of domestic violence, this book breaks down the reasons behind the ineffectiveness of existing human rights instruments and the gaps in current legal systems failing those in need. Through a variety of key case studies, it reveals significant gaps in the legal conceptualisation of domestic violence between human rights standards on the one hand and national legal systems on the other. This book employs a gender-based examination of the issue that will be of key int...