TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - How could human rights law be used by the courts to assist victims of domestic violence? A comparative study
JO  - The international journal of human rights
A1  - Mcquigg, Ronagh J. A.
SP  - 343
EP  - 343
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
LA  - 
SN  - 1364-2987
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13642980802535427
ID  - ref1
ER  -