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International Perspective: Learning From China About Ending Violence Against Women  


Author:  Robin R.  Runge, J.D..


Source: Volume 18, Number 02, December/January 2013 , pp.19-20(2)




Domestic Violence Report

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Abstract: 

Although domestic violence is illegal in China under current national and local criminal and marriage laws and ordinances, there is currently no comprehensive national law that provides protections to victims. The Anti–Domestic Violence Network of the China Law Society (the Anti–Domestic Violence Network), established in 2000 as the first multi disciplinary network of organizations in China specializing in domestic violence, has engaged in promotion of anti–domestic violence legislation, and research. As a part of its work, the Anti–Domestic Violence Network drafted a proposed national law entitled the Prevention and Punishment of Domestic Violence (Proposed Draft) that was submitted for consideration to the Tenth National People’s Conference at the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in 2003. The proposed law was not adopted at that time. Starting in 2006, the Anti–Domestic Violence Network brought together experts to update the draft law, and over the next three years held seminars, surveys and studies that led to extensive revisions to the Proposed Draft. This is a first-person account by a participant in the discussions resulting in a bilingual Proposed Draft.

Keywords: extends existing law to persons who are in a dating and cohabitation relationship

Affiliations:  1: University of North Dakota School of Law.

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