CEVAW Analysis
Books, Articles and PhDs
Increasingly, suicide is being linked with histories of domestic and family violence. While some abusive partners kill their victim in a context of domestic and family violence and then claim it was suicide, in other cases the cause of death may be less directly connected to the abusive partner.
Can legal reforms shift social norms around intimate partner violence (IPV)? We examine Vietnam's 2007 Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control using a difference-in-differences strategy that leverages the greater relevance of legal protections for married and cohabiting women relative to single women, generating differential exposure to the reform.
This study examines the global evolution of the laws addressing DV, providing insights on the number and types of laws adopted by countries around the world since early 1980s.
Videos
Asaf Lone investigates how families of disappeared persons in Kashmir and Punjab pursue justice amid state denial and delay.
Dr MinSook Heo and Professor Heather Dougals sit down to discuss Dr Heo's work in revising laws and regulations relating to violence against women in South Korea.