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Immigration Relief For Survivors Of Domestic Absue, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, And Other Crimes: A Violence Against Women Act 2005 Update, Leslye Orloff, Joanne Lin, Ericka Echavarria
Immigration Relief For Survivors Of Domestic Absue, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, And Other Crimes: A Violence Against Women Act 2005 Update, Leslye Orloff, Joanne Lin, Ericka Echavarria
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The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), which President Against and Department Women Bush signed into law on January 5, 2006, built on the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (Title IV of the Violence Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) and the 2000 Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act (part of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act) by expanding immigration relief to new categories of crime victims.' In this article we discuss the eligibility requirements for VAWA self-petitioning, VAWA cancellation of removal, "U" interim relief for certain immigrant crime victims, …
The Personal Is Political--And Economic: Rethinking Domestic Violence, Deborah M. Weissman
The Personal Is Political--And Economic: Rethinking Domestic Violence, Deborah M. Weissman
Deborah M. Weissman
This Article seeks to expand the scope of the domestic violence discourse within the context of the theory and practice of legal strategies. The intent is to shift the analytical parameters beyond the criminal justice system to include the political economy of everyday experiences of households. Such a paradigm shift examines the conditions of the private sphere as a function of the circumstances of public realms. It considers domestic violence by linking it to the structural transformations of the U.S. economy during recent years. It assesses domestic violence from the perspective of the daily life of men and women who …
Rocks, Hard Places, And Unconventional Domestic Violence Victims: Expanding Availability Of Civil Orders Of Protection In New York, Sarah E. Warne
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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The Feminist War On Crime, Aya Gruber
The Feminist War On Crime, Aya Gruber
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One of the most celebrated successes of the feminist movement is its lasting impact on domestic violence criminal laws. Today, society has moved from discourse characterizing domestic abuse as legitimate or merely a private problem to a belief that battering is a heinous crime, more egregious than garden-variety assault. I know all too well how far the pendulum has swung, having practiced as a public defender in the District of Columbia domestic violence system. Day after day, prosecutors proceeded with cases against the wishes of victims, resulting in the mass incarceration of young black men. Could this have been the …
An Argument For Original Intent: Restoring Rule 801(D)(1)(A) To Protect Domestic Violence Victims In A Post-Crawford World, Andrew King-Ries
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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Toward A Feminist State: What Does Effective Prosecution Of Domestic Violence Mean?, Michelle Dempsey
Toward A Feminist State: What Does Effective Prosecution Of Domestic Violence Mean?, Michelle Dempsey
Michelle Madden Dempsey
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