Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Can the law prevent domestic violence homelessness ?
Other Titles:	Parity
Authors:	Cumberland, Rhonda
Keywords:	Legal issues
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Council to Homeless Persons
Citation:	14 (2), March 2001
Notes:	Special issue title 'Out of the fire: domestic violence and homelessness' Also published as DVIRC Newsletter Autumn Edition, February 2001 Examines the development of legal protection for women from violence, arguing that although violence in the home is the most common human rights abuse that women suffer, it is also the least punished. Suggests that by enshrining the rights of men within the family law system, the legal system is largely responsible for condoning violence against women and for the resulting levels of homelessness amongst victims of domestic abuse. Highlights the various hurdles women face when seeking to escape abusive relationships, including the requirement that the crime be witnessed, recent reforms to family law legislation and the failure of housing and tenancy laws to recognise the rights of women and children to freedom from violence. Contends that in order for women to truly have ‘equal protection’ before the law, we need to stop relying on welfare models and crisis care and begin implementing existing laws as they were intended to be applied.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13702
ISSN:	1032-6170
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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