Chapter 1 Forms of Violence against Women
Chapter 2 Political, Economic, and Social Determinants of
Domestic Gender-Based-Violence Policy
Chapter 3 Legal Frameworks
Chapter 4 Creating Indicators of Legal Guarantees
Chapter 5 Discoveries from Our Data
Conclusion
David L. Richards is Associate Professor of Political Science and
Human Rights at the University of Connecticut.
Jillienne Haglund is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the
Department of Political Science at Washington University in St.
Louis and will join the Department of Political Science at the
University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2015.
“This is an impressive and far-reaching study of the role of law in
eradicating violence against women in a global context. The authors
use robust empirical data to examine whether the law actually makes
a difference in the lives of women from 196 countries in the world.
The authors expertly unravel the complexities of law’s influence
and impact on gender-based inequality and violence, underscoring
the need for cross-national data that track adoption and
enforcement of domestic and international laws over time.”
—Nicola Henry, La Trobe University–Australia
“What differences are there in laws against rape, sexual
harassment, and domestic violence around the world? What factors
influence the adoption and strength of gender-violence laws? David
Richards and Jillienne Haglund’s book provides the most
comprehensive and careful analysis of violence against women laws
out there. Violence Against Women and the Law will be an invaluable
resource for students and scholars of international human rights,
comparative law, comparative public policy, and women and politics
for years to come.”
—Alice Kang, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
“The authors, using a cross-national data set, provide a
much-needed critical analysis of the link between international
human rights law, domestic violence against women law, and outcomes
for women’s human rights, all the while revealing the impact of
various indicators of women’s status on law and enforcement. This
book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the role of law
in the struggle to combat violence against women and enriches the
debate and research on the subject.”
—Yakin Ertürk, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against
Women (2003–2009)
"This is an impressive and far-reaching study of the role of law in
eradicating violence against women in a global context. The authors
use robust empirical data to examine whether the law actually makes
a difference in the lives of women from 196 countries in the world.
The authors expertly unravel the complexities of law's influence
and impact on gender-based inequality and violence, underscoring
the need for cross-national data that track adoption and
enforcement of domestic and international laws over time."
-- Nicola Henry, La Trobe University-Australia
"What differences are there in laws against rape, sexual
harassment, and domestic violence around the world? What factors
influence the adoption and strength of gender-violence laws? David
Richards and Jillienne Haglund's book provides the most
comprehensive and careful analysis of violence against women laws
out there. Violence Against Women and the Law will be an invaluable
resource for students and scholars of international human rights,
comparative law, comparative public policy, and women and politics
for years to come."
-- Alice Kang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"The authors, using a cross-national data set, provide a
much-needed critical analysis of the link between international
human rights law, domestic violence against women law, and outcomes
for women's human rights, all the while revealing the impact of
various indicators of women's status on law and enforcement. This
book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the role of law
in the struggle to combat violence against women and enriches the
debate and research on the subject."
-- Yakin Ertürk, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against
Women (2003-2009)
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