INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCEPDF电子书下载

1 Potential problems for the effectiveness of international human rights law as regards domestic violence 1

The achievements of international human rights law 1

Problems 2

The way in which rights were formulated and the publiclprivate dichotomy 3

Conflicting rights 8

Implementation difficulties 10

Conclusion 18

2 What measures may it be beneficial for human rights law to achieve in relation to domestic violence? 19

Improving the criminal justice system 19

Civil law measures 30

Providing social support measures to victims 31

Changing attitudes 33

Ensuring inter-agency cooperation 38

Tackling risk factors 39

Battery treatment programmes 40

Conclusion 41

3 The jurisprudence of the European Court of uman Rights 42

Positive obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights 43

In what ways is domestic violence a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights? 46

How has the European Court of Human Rights addressed the issue of domestic violence? 48

Limitations on the obligation to take operational measures 52

The responses of states to the judgments of the Court 53

The provision of resources to victims of domestic violence 54

The margin of appreciation 57

Conclusion 58

4 The Human Rights Act 1998: Could the United Kingdom courts rise to the challenge? 60

The horizontal effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 60

Has domestic violence been recognised as a human rights issue in the United Kingdom? 62

The deference shown by judges 64

The limits on what courts can achieve and difficulties surrounding socio-economic rights 66

The problem of alleged perpetrators relying on human rights law 69

The ability of law to deal ivith an 'unseen crime 75

Conclusion 76

5 The approach of the international human rights bodies to domestic violence 78

improving the criminal justice system 79

Improving the civil law 82

Providing measures of social support for victims 82

Improving societal awareness 83

Improving the awareness of professionals 84

Developing inter-agency approaches 86

Tackling risk factors 87

Developing programmes for perpetrators 89

Undertaking research 90

Amending CEDAW? 90

The Optional Protocol to CED A W 91

Transcending the publiclprivate dichotomy 96

Conclusion 97

6 Implementation of the statements of the international human rights bodies in the United Kingdom 99

Is the United Kingdom complying with the recommendations? 99

Why is the United Kingdom complyinglnot complying with the recommendations? 112

Could the statements of international human rights bodies be used more effectively? 121

Conclusion 123

7 Conclusion 125

A litigation approach 125

Using the statements of the international human rights bodies 130

Final points 131

Notes 133

B ibliography 163

Index 174