| Violence Against Women and the Law Contributor(s): Richards, David L. (Author), Haglund, Jillienne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612051480 ISBN-13: 9781612051482 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.32 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Women In Politics - Law | Criminal Law - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 345.025 |
| LCCN: 2014033393 |
| Series: International Studies Intensives |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the strength of laws addressing four types of violence against women--rape, marital rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment--in 196 countries from 2007 to 2010. It analyzes why these laws exist in some places and not others, and why they are stronger or weaker in places where they do exist. The authors have compiled original data that allow them to test various hypotheses related to whether international law drives the enactment of domestic legal protections. They also examine the ways in which these legal protections are related to economic, political, and social institutions, and how transnational society affects the presence and strength of these laws. The original data produced for this book make a major contribution to comparisons and analyses of gender violence and law worldwide. |
