Citation

Dempsey MM. Mod. Law Rev. 2007; 70(6): 908-935.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Modern Law Review Limited, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-2230.2007.00670.x

PMID

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Abstract

This article examines domestic violence criminal prosecutions and addresses what ‘effective’ prosecutorial action means in such cases. The argument elaborates on a point recently articulated by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, which links effective prosecution of violence against women to the creation of a less patriarchal society. The article concludes that ‘effective’ prosecution of domestic violence means prosecution which constitutes the State as less patriarchal ceteris paribus.