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The Overlooked Costs Of Religious Deference, Robin Fretwell Wilson

Washington and Lee Law Review

Citing the Qur'an, a German divorce court judge this year denied a fast track divorce to a Muslim woman who had been the victim of domestic violence and death threats from her husband. The judge rejected her application because the husband's exercise of his "right to castigate does not fulfill the hardship criteria" for an expedited divorce. The decision, which sparked a firestorm of controversy, comes at an important time in the movement to embrace pluralistic understandings of family relationships. Scholars and policymakers around the world are advancing various schemes for sharing state control over domestic disputes with religious groups-ranging …

Domestic Violence Harms The Child! The Seventh Circuit Puts Children First In International Custody Disputes, Jennifer S. Tier

Seventh Circuit Review

What happens when a United States citizen parent takes her child from a foreign country, where they have been living, to the United States in order to escape domestic violence? Traditionally, under the Hague Convention, American courts would implement the "remedy of return," thereby returning the child to the foreign country, where the abuser resides. While the Hague Convention provides a defense to this remedy if there is a "grave risk of harm" to the child, some circuit courts have declined to extend this defense to cases of domestic violence or have nevertheless implemented the remedy of return. The Seventh …

Refining The Meaning And Application Of "Dating Relationship" Language In Domestic Violence Statutes, Devon M. Largio

Vanderbilt Law Review

Many young people date in high school, and Lisa Santoro was no exception.' Her father Tom tells her story:

In January, 1994, Lisa started to date a guy [named "Dan"].... In the five months Lisa dated this guy, I never really understood why she was attracted to him.... Around June, when Lisa started to work at the swimming pool, she met another guy who was in charge of the pool .... Shortly after, Lisa [broke] up with Dan. Dan tried to get Lisa to go back to him, but Lisa had her mind made up.... On July 27th, Dan called …

Rocks, Hard Places, And Unconventional Domestic Violence Victims: Expanding Availability Of Civil Orders Of Protection In New York, Sarah E. Warne

NYLS Law Review

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Gang Member Perpetrated Domestic Violence: A New Conversation, Videtta A. Brown

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Increasing Safety For Battered Women And Their Children: Creating A Privilege For Supervised Visitation Intake Records, Nat Stern, Karen Oehme

University of Richmond Law Review

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An Argument For Original Intent: Restoring Rule 801(D)(1)(A) To Protect Domestic Violence Victims In A Post-Crawford World, Andrew King-Ries

Pace Law Review

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Falling Through The Cracks: The Impact Of Vawa 2005’S Unfinished Business On Immigrant Victims Of Domestic Violence, Mary B. Clark

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Falling To Pieces: New York State Civil Legal Remedies Available To Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Survivors Of Domestic Violence, Sharon Stapel

NYLS Law Review

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