Judicial Developments in the Application of International Law to Domestic Violence

Citation:

Duramy BF. Judicial Developments in the Application of International Law to Domestic Violence. American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. 2012;21 (2) :413-436.

Abstract:

http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl/vol21/iss2/6/

This Article explains the development of a new judicial trend towards states' positive obligation to protect victims of domestic abuse. This Article also investigates the standard of due diligence for state liability, and suggests universal criteria according to which international law should apply to domestic violence as a human rights violation.

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