| #2604722 in Books | 2007-05-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.80 x6.00l,.88 | File type: PDF | 264 pages||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| EVERYDAY HARM|By Judith Hermitt|An engrossing exploration of legal reform to address the problem of domestic violence. Professor Lazarus-Black details domestic violence as impeded by everyday practices of law and courts. I found the individual case studies of battered women seeking legal protection most absorbing, especially in light of the pointed discussion of cultural a||
|"This book is an important contribution to studies that show how law can both reproduce hegemony while simultaneously providing an avenue to contest that hegemony. This book is also a welcome addition to studies of law and legal processes in the global S
By investigating the harms experienced by the victims/survivors of domestic violence, this work studies the limits of what domestic violence law can - and can't - do. It illustrates the ways cultural norms and bureaucratic procedures work to unravel laws designed to protect the safety of society's most vulnerable people.
You easily download any file type for your device.Everyday Harm: Domestic Violence, Court Rites, and Cultures of Reconciliation | Mindie Lazarus-Black.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
