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Domestic Violence
New Zealand
G v. G, (October 15, 1996)
High Court, Auckland
Keywords: Domestic Violence
Brief Summary: This was originally a domestic violence case. The victim, in a civil suit, was awarded exemplary damages in the amount of $85,000 as a result of the trauma and post-traumatic stress disroder from which she thereafter suffered. The defendant appealed.
CEDAW: In denying the appeal, the court declared that women were entitled to the equal protection and enjoyment of "all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil, or any other field" as guaranteed under several international conventions, including CEDAW.
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South Africa
Omar v. Government, RSA and Others, (November 7, 2005)
Constitutional Court
Keywords: Domestic Violence
Brief Summary: Domestic violence, challenging the validity of a statute which mandated the issuance of an arrest warrant pursuant to a criminal protection order.
CEDAW: In discussing the brutality of domestic violence and the constitutional need to protect against such violence, the court mentions, in a footnote, that South Africa is a signatory to CEDAW.
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