The 2005 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act: Why Congress Acted to Expand Protections to Immigrant Victims.  

Oleh:

Conyers, John

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Violence Against Women vol. 13 no. 5 (May 2007), page 457.
Topik: legislative provisions; Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Fulltext: 457.pdf (78.21KB)

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The author provides an overview of the history of congressional involvement with the Violence Against Women Act’s (VAWA) provisions to protect immigrant victims of domestic violence and other forms of violence against women. He also outlines the reasoning behind, and purpose of, the most recent enhancements in legal protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and foreign fiancés and spouses that were included in the recently reauthorized VAWA 2005, also describing the bipartisan work that resulted in this newest piece of legislation.

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