Essays about: "conclusion of domestic violence"

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  1. 1. Umgänge trots våld? - En kvalitativ innehållsanalys utifrån svenska domar om umgänge när våld har förekommit

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Emma Bjarnevik; Nathalie Wennberg; [2024]
    Keywords : custody cases; visitation rights; child abuse; appellate court; domestic abuse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Our thesis aimed to investigate how the Swedish district courts and appellate courts present arguments for visitation rights while safeguarding children's rights in custody cases involving instances of violence. The analysis and concluding discussion focused on three research questions: How do the district courts and appellate courts argue on visitation rights in custody cases involving instances of violence? What similarities and differences exist in the assessments of the district court and the court of appeals in custody disputes, and how do their decisions contribute to the formulation of visitation rules? How can the court's argument be understood regarding visitation rights from a children's rights perspective? The method involved a qualitative content analysis of twelve appellate court cases. READ MORE

  2. 2. The association between husband/partner’slevel of education and lifetime physicaldomestic violence against women agedbetween 15-49 years in Pakistan: Evidencefrom Pakistan Demography and HealthSurvey 2017-18

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Mahbuba Alam Brishty; [2023]
    Keywords : Pakistan; domestic violence; consequences of domestic violence; education level in Pakistan;

    Abstract : Background Each year almost 1 in 3 (27%) of women (15-49y) worldwide experience lifetime physical and/or sexual domestic violence by their husbands/partners; that is almost 736 million women worldwide. According to the PDHS 2017-18, the prevalence of DV is 24% in Pakistan. READ MORE

  3. 3. Gender-based violence and the criminal system - When battered women fight back: the law of self-defense. : A single case study of the self-defense principle in a context of domestic violence in the United States

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Alexandra Leroi; [2022]
    Keywords : self-defense law; battered woman; imminency; reasonableness; duty to retreat;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the law of self-defense in the United States, in a context of domestic violence. The starting point is the work of Cynthia Gillespie, a US attorney whose groundbreaking work in 1989 shed light on the many legal obstacles battered women defendants face in Courts while pleading self-defense to homicide charges. READ MORE

  4. 4. The association between intimate partner violence and under 5- child mortality in Nigeria : A cross-sectional study based on Nigerian demographic health survey from 2018

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Maija Liimatainen; [2021]
    Keywords : Intimate partner violence Emotional violence Physical violence Sexual violence Any violence Under-5 child mortality Nigeria Demographic Health survey;

    Abstract : Background  Both Intimate partner violence and under 5- child mortality are alarmingly high in the world, Nigeria is one of the leading countries. The adverse health outcomes for both women and children as a result of living in a violent environment need to be addressed and combatted. READ MORE

  5. 5. Association between Community Group Membership and Justification of Physical Intimate Partner Violence among Women in Bolivia – a Cross Sectional Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Sophie Hellge; [2021]
    Keywords : Violence against women; gender-based violence; domestic violence; Bolivia; Latin America; women; women`s health; SRHR; sexual and reproductive health;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to broaden the understanding of the role of communitygroups in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Bolivia. Therefore, this work assessed the connection between community group membership and the justification ofphysical IPV among women in Bolivia. READ MORE