REVIEW I:'This book is written in a style that is eminently clear and accessible throughout. The readers attention is drawn to the key debates in the academic literature at appropriate junctures, and in this respect, reference is made to a wide range of literature which can be consulted further by the reader.' -- Ronagh McQuigg, International Journal of Law, Policy and The Family, 2021REVIEW II:'[...], the book is clear, stimulating and incisive, and in its analysis of the human rights approach to domestic abuse, compelling.' -- Alex Ruck Keene, Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 2020REVIEW III:'[...], this book can be recommended to everyone who is interested in a structured approach to domestic abuse. Jonathan Herring succeeds in depicting the system behind this issue, regardless of whether the abuse constitutes violence against a partner, children, parents or the elderly. May it be read by many, so that the magnitude of domestic abuse will finally be understood and no longer seen as a problem occurring behind closed doors.' -- Isabella Noemi Raile, European Yearbook on Human Rights 2021, 2021

Domestic Abuse and Human Rights presents an overview of the relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights to domestic abuse. It will have three aims: first, to consider the relevant case law and application of the key articles to questions around domestic abuse; second, to consider at a theoretical level the balancing between protection and autonomy at the heart of the legal response to domestic abuse; third, to propose practical application of a human rights approach to issues around domestic abuse, with particular emphasis placed on the significance of the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women. The relevance of the key Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights will be explained. The book will include material on the definition of domestic abuse, elder abuse, parental abuse, and the impact of abuse on children. It seeks to bring out the themes which connect these issues as well as the ways in which they raise distinct questions. The book argues that a human rights approach requires states to take a pro-active stance towards domestic abuse. It should no longer be regarded as a private matter, but as a human rights approach mandating state intervention, although within limits. So understood, the European Convention on Human Rights provides a powerful impetus for states to ensure an effective response to the major problem of domestic abuse.
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This book sets out a human rights approach to domestic abuse. It argues that the European Convention on Human Rights provides a powerful framework upon which to build a strong legal response to the problem of domestic abuse.
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Table of Contents and Preliminary Pages (p. 0) Chapter 1. An Introduction to Domestic Abuse and Human Rights (p. 1) Chapter 2. The Nature of Domestic Abuse (p. 19) Chapter 3. The ECHR, the Istanbul Convention and Domestic Abuse (p. 59) Chapter 4. Legal Responses to Domestic Abuse (p. 113) Chapter 5. Domestic Abuse and Children (p. 159) Chapter 6. The Abuse of Parents by Children (p. 195) Chapter 7. Elder Abuse (p. 215) Chapter 8. Concluding Thoughts (p. 241)
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781780682310
Publisert
2020-10-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Intersentia Ltd
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, UP, UU, UF, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
250

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Biographical note

JONATHAN HERRING is currently Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford and DM Wolfe-Clarendon Fellow in Law, Exeter College, University of Oxford. He was previously a Fellow in law at New Hall, University of Cambridge.