General Description:
Explores the law, policy, history and theory of domestic violence. Examines the limits of legal methods and remedies for holding batterers accountable and keeping victims safe; the dynamics of abusive relationships; the history of the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence; the defenses available to battered persons who kill their abusers; the legal paradigm of the sympathetic victim; psychological and feminist theories about abusive relationships; civil rights and tort liability for batterers and third parties; and the intersection of domestic violence with international human rights. 3 credits, letter graded.
Select Term:
LAWS 7513-001
Instructor(s):
Carolyn Ramsey
Meeting Times & Locations:
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Tue,Thu |
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
WOLF 305 |
First Assignment: Please sign up for the course on TWEN and purchase the textbook: Elizabeth M. Schneider, Cheryl Hanna, Emily Sack, & Judith G. Greenberg, Domestic Violence and the Law: Theory and Practice (3rd ed., 2013). For Tuesday, August 27, read and be prepared to discuss pages 14-24 in the textbook and Carolyn B. Ramsey, The Exit Myth: Family Law, Gender Roles, and Changing Attitudes Toward Female Victims of Intimate-Partner Violence, 20 Mich. J. Gender & L. 1 (2013) (on Westlaw). Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
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