Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Violence and family mediation: policy
Other Titles:	Australian journal of family law
Authors:	Astor, Hilary
Keywords:	Family law;Policy
Year:	1994
Publisher:	Butterworths
Citation:	8 (1), 1994
Notes:	This article argues that family disputes involving domestic violence should not be mediated. It discusses the reasons against mediation: the imbalance of power created by the violence is too much for a neutral mediator to redress; the nature and history of the relationship between the parties makes it impossible for consensual decision-making; mediation imposes an extreme burden on the target of violence; mediation endangers the safety of women and children; and mediation is likely to end in unjust and exploitative agreements where there has been violence. Mediation also means the privatisation of violence against women (domestic violence being removed from the public and existing protections). Difficulties of effective exclusion of mediating family disputes involving violence are considered. Exceptions of cases where a victim of domestic violence gives free and informed consent to use mediation and the prerequisites for such are explored.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12303
ISSN:	0817-623X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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