Simularizing Tradition and Foreign: Osmotic Production of Justice in the Milieu of Hong Kong Anti-Domestic Violence Law

This article examines victims’ purported complicity in the judicial failures of domestic violence law to protect them in Cambodia. It is based on 3 years (2012-2014) of research in Siem Reap and Pursat Provinces on the everyday politics of the 2005 “Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Protection of the Victims” (DV Law). The project questioned why investments in DV Law are faltering and took a multi-stakeholder approach to do so. In addition to 40 interviews with female domestic violence victims, the research included 50 interviews with legal and health professionals, NGO workers, low- and high-ranking police officers, religious figures, and local government authority leaders who each have an occupational investment in the implementation and enforcement of DV Law. Forming the backbone of the article, the findings from this latter sample reveal how women are construed not only as barriers “clouding the judgment of law” but also as actors denying the agency of institutional stakeholders (and law itself) to bring perpetrators to account. The findings suggest that DV Law has the potential to entrench, rather than diminish, an environment of victim blaming. In turn, the article signals the importance of research on, and better professional support of, intermediaries who (discursively) administrate the relationship between DV Law and the victims/citizens it seeks to protect.

Versions of violence: Zimbabwe's domestic violence law and symbolic politics of protection

Review of African Political Economy ◽

10.1080/03056244.2010.530941 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 37 (126) ◽

pp. 421-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lene Bull Christiansen

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Symbolic Politics ◽

Domestic Violence Law

The Politics of Promoting Gender Equity in Contemporary Uganda: Cases of the Domestic Violence Law and the Policy on Universal Primary Education

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2695727 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Josephine Ahikire ◽

Amon Mwiine Ashaba

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Gender Equity ◽

Primary Education ◽

Universal Primary Education ◽

Domestic Violence Law

“Killed Out of Love”: A Frame Analysis of Domestic Violence Coverage in Hong Kong

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801217738581 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (12) ◽

pp. 1454-1473 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Miriam Hernández

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Social Problem ◽

Political Power ◽

Frame Analysis ◽

News Coverage ◽

Cultural Factor ◽

Intimate Partners ◽

The Social

A frame analysis was conducted on a Hong Kong newspaper to determine whether news coverage of female fatalities at the hands of their intimate partners was reported in conventional domestic violence ways or if there were culture-specific explanations. Overall, most coverage supported known views of domestic violence, justifying the perpetrator and categorizing the issue as isolated crime. However, a few stories highlighted the historical subordination of women under patriarchy in Confucianism as an important cultural factor. Findings have implications for the lack of generalization of the social problem, and the understanding of cultural and political power in Hong Kong society.

Creating Justice Through Balance: Integrating Domestic Violence Law into Family Court Practice

Juvenile and Family Court Journal ◽

10.1111/j.1755-6988.2003.tb00085.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 35-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ANDREA C. FARNEY ◽

ROBERTA L. VALENTE

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Family Court ◽

Court Practice ◽

Domestic Violence Law

Reframing Domestic Violence Law and Policy

A Troubled Marriage ◽

10.18574/nyu/9780814732229.003.0007 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 136-159

Author(s):

Leigh Goodmark

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Law And Policy ◽

Domestic Violence Law

Factors that facilitate recognition and management of domestic violence by primary care physicians in a Chinese context - a mixed methods study in Hong Kong

BMC Family Practice ◽

10.1186/s12875-020-01228-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tai Pong Lam ◽

Hoi Yan Chan ◽

Leon Piterman ◽

Mei Wa Wong ◽

Kai Sing Sun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Chinese Context

Gendered Aspirations in Domestic Violence Law

Unintended Consequences of Domestic Violence Law ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-27500-6_3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 61-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Heather Nancarrow

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Domestic Violence Law

Survivor-Defined Advocacy in the Civil Protection Order Process

Feminist Criminology ◽

10.1177/1557085119891250 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 299-318

Author(s):

John Costello ◽

Alesha Durfee

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Decision Maker ◽

Civil Protection ◽

Safety Planning ◽

Order Process ◽

Law And Policy ◽

Planning Meeting ◽

Protection Order ◽

Domestic Violence Law

This study examines how lay legal advocates meet petitioners’ extralegal and legal needs during the protection order process using survivor-defined advocacy. We conducted interviews with 20 lay legal advocates and identified four ways in which advocates provided services consistent with survivor-defined advocacy, including court accompaniment, safety planning, meeting petitioners’ extralegal needs, and centering the survivor as the decision-maker. We discuss our results in light of previous research on survivor-defined advocacy and describe the implications in the context of current domestic violence law and policy, including the need to enhance lay legal advocates’ ability to provide survivor-defined approaches in their services.