Silencing their screams: the legal system's response to male battering of women |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Legal Responses to Male Battering of Women | 21 |
Reflections on Legal Reforms | 44 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Silencing their screams: the legal system's response to male battering of women |
| Authors | Marli F. Rusen, National Association of Women and the Law |
| Publisher | National Association of Women and the Law, 1992 |
| Length | 67 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse Family & Relationships / Abuse / General Marital violence Wife abuse |
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