Battered Women and the Law

• Author(s): Clare Dalton, Elizabeth M. Schneider,
• Publisher: Foundation Press
• Pages: 1137
• ISBN_10: 1566624800
  ISBN_13: 9781566624800
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Family & Relationships / Abuse / General , Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / Gender & the Law , Law / Torts ,

Description:... This book takes as its operating premise that violence against women is prevalent throughout the world, that intimate violence is an important aspect of the broader problem of violence against women, and that the legal system has a crucial part to play in combating all forms of violence against women.