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Professor Bonita Meyersfeld, Head of Gender, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Wednesday 05 May 2010, 17:00-19:00
Domestic Violence and International Law
- đ¤ Speaker: Professor Bonita Meyersfeld, Head of Gender, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 05 May 2010, 17:00 - 19:00
- đ Venue: The Keynes Lecture Theatre, King's College, Cambridge
Abstract
Professor Bonita Meyersfeld talks about her book, ‘Domestic Violence and International Law’ which “argues that certain forms of domestic violence are a violation of international human rights law. The argument is based on the international law principle that, where a state fails to protect a vulnerable group of people from harm, whether perpetrated by the state or private actors, it has breached its obligations to protect against human rights violation. This book provides a comprehensive legal analysis for why a state should be accountable in international law for allowing women to suffer extreme forms of domestic violence and how this can help individual victims.”
Series This talk is part of the Centre for Gender Studies-Public Events series.
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