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Marriage Mimicry: The Law Of Domestic Violence, Ruth Colker
Marriage Mimicry: The Law Of Domestic Violence, Ruth Colker
William & Mary Law Review
In this Article, Professor Colker argues that the legal system does not simply privilege those in marital relationships but has now begun to privilege those in "marriage-like" relationships through what she terms a marriage-mimicry model. She uses the law of domestic violence to critique this model. She traces the haphazard development of the law of domestic violence and argues that it has served to underprotect many of the victims of domestic violence because lawmakers have reflexively only provided legal recourse for those in marriage-like relationships without asking who is most in need of legal protection. She argues that the legal …
The Paradox Of Hope: The Crime And Punishment Of Domestic Violence, Cheryl Hanna
The Paradox Of Hope: The Crime And Punishment Of Domestic Violence, Cheryl Hanna
William & Mary Law Review
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