Battered Women and the Law

Battered Women and the Law
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Download or read book Battered Women and the Law written by Clare Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes as its operating premise that violence against women is prevalent throughout the world, that intimate violence is an important aspect of the broader problem of violence against women, and that the legal system has a crucial part to play in combating all forms of violence against women.


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