Equivocal Justice: Migrant and Refugee Survivors of Family Violence and Interactions With the Australian Legal System.

IF 2.3 3区 社会学 Q1 WOMENS STUDIES
Claire Sullivan, Karen Block, Jeanine Hourani, Cathy Vaughan
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Abstract

Little is known about how migrant and refugee women who experience family violence interact with the Australian justice system. Drawing on interviews with survivors and service providers and a focus group discussion (n = 73), this paper explores how survivors view and engage with Australian legal interventions. We found the legal system to be an unreliable site for migrant and refugee women; it was capable of both perpetuating violence through institutional discrimination and offering much-needed protection, at times simultaneously. Interactions were influenced by and influenced survivors' legal consciousness and informed their relationship with the resettlement state. The findings underscore the importance of legal responses premised upon listening to survivors' claims, respecting their agency, and accounting for the intersectional realities of their lives.

模棱两可的正义:家庭暴力的移民和难民幸存者及其与澳大利亚法律制度的互动。
对于遭受家庭暴力的移民和难民妇女如何与澳大利亚司法系统相互作用,人们知之甚少。通过对幸存者和服务提供者的访谈以及焦点小组讨论(n = 73),本文探讨了幸存者如何看待和参与澳大利亚的法律干预措施。我们发现,对移民和难民妇女来说,法律体系并不可靠;它既能通过体制歧视使暴力永久化,又能有时同时提供急需的保护。相互作用受到幸存者法律意识的影响,并影响了他们与安置状态的关系。调查结果强调了法律回应的重要性,前提是倾听幸存者的诉求,尊重他们的能动性,并考虑到他们生活的交叉性现实。
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Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women WOMENS STUDIES-
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
4.50%
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142
期刊介绍: Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.
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