Toward a Feminist State: What Does ‘Effective’ Prosecution of Domestic Violence Mean? |
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Authors: | Michelle Madden Dempsey |
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Affiliation: | *Lecturer in Law, University of Oxford |
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Abstract: | This article examines domestic violence criminal prosecutions and addresses what 'effective' prosecutorial action means in such cases. The argument elaborates on a point recently articulated by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, which links effective prosecution of violence against women to the creation of a less patriarchal society. The article concludes that 'effective' prosecution of domestic violence means prosecution which constitutes the State as less patriarchal ceteris paribus . |
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Keywords: | domestic violence criminal justice prosecution feminism patriarchy violence against women |
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