ABSTRACT
First published in 1999. societies and 'justice' systems pose for women. This is the first in the Women and the Law series is devoted to examining the implementation and implications of various policies and practices as they affect women around the world. Women and Justice: Development of International Policy deals with an analysis of women as viewed from the point of specific systems of justice and issues of equal treatment before the law. It is not intended to include all countries but to present an overview of certain representative areas as a basis for comparison against our American form of justice for women.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Discrimination Against Women Under the Nationality Laws
Case Studies for Egypt and Lebanon
chapter |12 pages
From Arrest Avoidance to Mandatory Arrest
Some Historic, Social and Legal Forces that Have Shaped Police Spouse Abuse Policies in the United States