The practice of dowry and the incidnece of dowry abuse in Australia : submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal & Constitutional Affairs

Abstract

" This submission has been <br/ >prepared by members of the Monash Family Violence Prevention Centre (MFVPC), the Monash <br/ >Migration and Inclusion Centre (MMIC) and Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS). More details <br/ >about these three research programs and our current related research are provided in the <br/ >introduction and as an appendix to this submission. Please find our submission attached to this <br/ >letter. In our submission, we have drawn on our extensive research findings across multiple projects <br/ >to focus specifically on the intersections of family violence, culturally and linguistically diverse <br/ >communities, migration and criminal law. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss any aspects <br/ >of this submission or our wider research further with the Committee. "