Domestic Abuse and the European Court of Human Rights

This book provides detailed critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic abuse. It analyses how conceptualisations of domestic abuse in the Court's jurisprudence have evolved. It discusses the Court's approach to issues such as cyber violence, and child contact in the context of domestic abuse.

Autorentext

Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a Reader in the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of International Human Rights Law, and she currently teaches in the areas of Land Law and Family Law.

Inhalt

1. Introduction and Context; 2. Conceptualising Domestic Abuse; 3. Domestic Abuse as Gender-Based Discrimination; 4. Domestic Abuse and the 'Osman Test'; 5. Recent Issues in the Jurisprudence of the ECtHR on Domestic Abuse; 6. Conclusions