Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Marotta J. 
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Means to improve access to justice and legally empower victims of domestic violence: An empirical legal study on legislation and legal offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand how recent legal reforms and  the creation of legal offices in Argentina may improve access to justice  and legally empower victims of domestic violence. The paper looks into  the way the judicial system developed to provide suitable options for  victims of domestic violence to gain access to justice and solve their  conflicts. It uses a legal empowerment framework composed of three  levels normative, institutional and individual. The paper bases the  analysis on the existing regulations, and an empirical study conducted  with those working for the public institution, and with victims of  domestic violence that accessed to those institutions seeking for  assistance. The paper gives a comprehensive approach and provides  reflections on what aspects of the laws and institutions are actually  being of benefit for victims of domestic violence.
Keywords: Criminal Law; Family and Personal Law; Litigation Process; Public Policy; 
Classification-JEL: K36; K14; K41; L38; .
Series:  Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2014
Number: 074
File-URL: http://pub.maastrichtuniversity.nl/42427d98-a051-4df9-9d10-7ccdf876fcf9
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 419974
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014074