is there any value in engaging with the law?
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Feminist Legal Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2007
- Magazine Number
- 3
- Creator
- Connelly, Clare
- Creator
- Cavanagh, Kate
- Thesaurus
- privaatrecht, preventie, wetgeving, beleid, strafrecht, huiselijk geweld, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Description
- Drawing on international evaluations and a recent study conducted in Scotland this article examines whether legislation in the form of civil protection orders has the effect of curtailing the actions of abusers and if not, what occurs when the traditional criminal justice response comes into play. The strengths of civil protection orders and some explanations for the weaknesses of these orders are considered alongside the question of whether there is any value in women continuing to engage with the law in response to domestic abuse.