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The impact of an interim protection order (Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998) on the victims of domestic violence
- Authors:
- VOGT Tertia, GREEFF Abraham P.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 91(1), January 2010, pp.45-51.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
The South African Government aimed to protect women from violence through the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998. The interim protection order (IPO) is the practical tool and legal document of the act, and is supposed to protect victims until a permanent protection order is granted. The primary objectives of this study were to determine the impact of the IPO on the nature and extent of domestic violence, the general well-being of the victims of domestic violence, and the efficiency of the application procedure for the IPO. An empirical study was conducted from June 2004 to December 2004 in the Western Cape; 884 participants applying for IPOs for the first time were the experimental group and 125 participants who had experienced domestic violence but had not applied for protection orders were the control group. Qualitative and quantitative data was gathered using a series of questionnaires. The results indicated that the IPO had a significant impact on certain aspects of physical, psychological, and social well-being and in some areas of domestic violence. It did not have a significant impact on the participants’ experiences of their personal, communal, environmental, and transcendental well-being. The application procedures were found to be satisfactory in most areas.
Sexual harassment of women at the workplace: a socio-legal study
- Authors:
- DAS Bharat Bhusan, PADHY Sunanda
- Journal article citation:
- Indian Journal of Social Work, 64(4), October 2003, pp.506-520.
- Publisher:
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This article seeks to explore the pervasiveness of the problem of sexual harassment of women in the workplace, and to examine how far the innovative judicial law making progress in India have contributed in providing protection of women from sexual harassment at the workplace.
Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 8): explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves procedures which include the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. FGM has been a specific criminal offence in the UK since the passage of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act"). In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 repealed and re-enacted the provisions of the 1985 Act, gave them extra-territorial effect and increased the maximum penalty for FGM. Like the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Act repeals and re-enacts for Scotland the provisions of the 1985 Act, gives extra-territorial effect to those provisions and increases the maximum penalty for FGM in Scotland from 5 to 14 years' imprisonment. Further, it makes additional forms of FGM unlawful, allows the Scottish Ministers to modify the procedures which are offences and adds the offences under the Act to Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ("the 1995 Act")(offences against children under 17 to which special provisions apply).
Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005: 2005 asp 8
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves procedures which include the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. FGM has been a specific criminal offence in the UK since the passage of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act"). In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 repealed and re-enacted the provisions of the 1985 Act, gave them extra-territorial effect and increased the maximum penalty for FGM. Like the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Act repeals and re-enacts for Scotland the provisions of the 1985 Act, gives extra-territorial effect to those provisions and increases the maximum penalty for FGM in Scotland from 5 to 14 years' imprisonment. Further, it makes additional forms of FGM unlawful, allows the Scottish Ministers to modify the procedures which are offences and adds the offences under the Act to Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ("the 1995 Act")(offences against children under 17 to which special provisions apply).
New legislative proposals for women with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- McNAMARA Eileen, HALL Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(4), October 2004, pp.36-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Several proposed changes to the law in England and Wales will particularly affect women with learning disabilities. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the draft Mental Health and Mental Incapacity Bills all highlight the tension between state paternalism and individual autonomy. Uses a fictional case scenario to consider the practical implications of the proposed legislation, and dilemmas that may
Exparte divorce: an overview
- Authors:
- BADIGER Manavva S., KRISHNASWAMY Saroja
- Journal article citation:
- Indian Journal of Social Work, 60(2), April 1999, pp.193-201.
- Publisher:
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Describes how in India exparte cases constituted one-third of all divorce cases during the period of study and 91 per cent of all exparte spouses were found to be homemakers, childless, mainly from rural areas, ignorant of the legal implications of exparte divorce and their loss of claims for husband's property and alimony. Through a detailed case study approach, this paper examines these cases to highlight the sociocultural and legal dynamics leading to divorce and consequent hardships to exparte wives and emphasises the imminent need for creation of legal awareness.
Abortion law matures
- Author:
- MAHONY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 29.10.97, 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the state of abortion 30 years after it's legalisation.
Intellectual disabilities, domestic violence and legal engagement
- Authors:
- DOUGLAS Heather, HARPUR Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 31(3), 2016, pp.305-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
There is increasing recognition that legal responses to domestic violence can only be effective if those who implement the law – for example, child protection workers, police and magistrates – are also effective. This article draws on the narratives of women with intellectual disabilities to analyse their experiences of engaging with the legal system as a response to domestic violence... (Edited publisher abstract)
Women's social rights and entitlements
- Editors:
- GUICHON Audrey, ANKER Christien L. van den, NOVIKOVA Irina, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 255p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book examines the state of women's rights across Europe, from the three-year research of the Network for European Women's Rights. Based on country reports and practical input from researchers and activists in the field, the book is an account of the issue of women's social entitlements and rights across Europe: it provides astute theoretical analyses of existing problems and suggests alternatives. It brings together authors from academia, policy-making and international institutions to ensure comprehensive representation and thorough commentary of the issue.
The European White Paper and women's education and training
- Author:
- WADDINGTON Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 8(2), October 1996, pp.33-34.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
Explains the reason for the European White Paper on Women's Education and training and gives its proposals.