Citation

Conyers J. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(5): 457-468.

Affiliation

United States House of Representatives, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801207300650

PMID

17478671

Abstract

The author provides an overview of the history of congressional involvement with the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) provisions to protect immigrant victims of domestic violence and other forms of violence against women. He also outlines the reasoning behind, and purpose of, the most recent enhancements in legal protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and foreign fiances and spouses that were included in the recently reauthorized VAWA 2005, also describing the bipartisan work that resulted in this newest piece of legislation.

Language: en