@article{ref1,
title="How could human rights law be used by the courts to assist victims of domestic violence? A comparative study",
journal="The international journal of human rights",
year="2010",
author="Mcquigg, Ronagh J. A.",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="343-343",
abstract="It has been increasingly recognised in recent years that domestic violence constitutes a human rights issue. This paper seeks to shed light on the question of how human rights law may be used in the area of domestic violence through the medium of a litigation strategy. The method used is a comparative assessment of the approaches taken towards gender issues by the Constitutional Courts in three states that have famously dynamic judiciaries - India, South Africa and Canada. A number of the obstacles to the effectiveness of human rights law are also examined.<p />",
language="",
issn="1364-2987",
doi="10.1080/13642980802535427",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13642980802535427"
}