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Access to justice for women victims of domestic violence in the Republic of Macedonia
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)In the recent decades as a result of feminist efforts, significant progress in addressing the issue of domestic violence on the international scene, as well as, on the national level have been made. However, there are still ... -
Engendering a clinic: Lessons learned from a domestic violence clinical course in Qatar
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Domestic violence, a serious problem around the world, remains a hidden concern among the Islamic Gulf States. Yet signs indicate the situation is changing. A team of American lawyers and professors, responding to student ... -
Intra-family violence or domestic violence, a domestic relationship or merely a case of sibling rivalry: Where to draw the line?
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)In a recent judgment by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal, Daffy v. Daffy, (659/2011) [2012] ZASCA 149; [28 September 2012] 4 All SA 607 (SCA); 2013 (1) SACR 42 (SCA) the question of what exactly constitutes a ... -
Scarred for life: The impact of the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act of 2010 on addressing violence against women in Pakistan
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)This article uses the Pakistani Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act of 2010 (Act of 2010) as an example to discuss the use of ad hoc legislation on issues of violence against women in Pakistan. From 2008 to 2011, ... -
Survey of unreported cases of domestic violence in two heterogeneous communities in Nigeria
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Women in Nigeria are reluctant to report cases of domestic violence to the police. This study examines the magnitude of domestic violence in Nigeria. It also examines respondents' levels of education, culture, religion, ...
