Titlebook: Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India; A Systematic Compari Sudershan Goel,Barbara A. Sims,Ravi Sodhi Book 2014 Palgrave Ma

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92902-6rtant human rights instrument created includes sex or gender as a category in which the state cannot discriminate. In India, respect for international law is imbedded in the Constitution and women have equality under the Constitution in India. India is a party to most international agreements concerning women’s rights.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92417-5f these two countries can illuminate the critical issue of intimate partner violence through the lenses of two similar, yet different, societies. Whereas in the United States different ethnic groups form a somewhat cohesive community, the Indian counterpart comprises a caste-ridden society with twenty-two official languages.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92902-6st Women Act (VAWA) of 1994. Although parts of this statute were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, it was a “landmark success” for recognizing domestic violence as a “social pattern and as an equality issue” The Federal Law also allows for Federal Protection Orders and the most recent version of VAWA improved the process of obtaining an order.

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Winfried Gebhardt,Christina Waldeyerthe party who is arguing for the “least likely scenario” The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is the latest legislation with provisions almost like U.S. laws where a woman may seek restraining order against her abuser.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-94213-1ting new reform efforts and law regimes, the United States and India should start by determining whether they increase access to material goods and how they will affect those of the lowest socioeconomic standing. There is no easy answer to the question of how to create and implement laws concerning domestic violence.

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Introductionf these two countries can illuminate the critical issue of intimate partner violence through the lenses of two similar, yet different, societies. Whereas in the United States different ethnic groups form a somewhat cohesive community, the Indian counterpart comprises a caste-ridden society with twenty-two official languages.

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Scope of the Issue within Cultural Settingshere is a greater emphasis on the situation in India to be a signifier of cultural backwardness. “They burn their women there” as opposed to: “We shoot our women here” The domestic violence murders in the United States are just as much a part of American culture as dowry death is a part of Indian culture.

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