After countless hours of interviews and overwhelming evidence, the Queensland Federal police charged gerard with murder of his wife Allison. ... So is the australian legal system is trying to tell all of us that if you murder your wife you will only serve 5 years of your life. ... The gerard baden-clay case is a horrific example of domestic violence and how a man who murdered his wife got away with it. ... It's cases such as the baden-clay case and big trial that define the australian legal system and our country as a whole and how we view the importance particular topics. The gerard bade...

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Partner violence occurs in all countries and transcends social, economic, religious, and cultural groups. ... As one husband said in a focus-group discussion in Tamil Nadu, India, "If it is a great mistake, then the husband is justified in beating his wife. ... If a man perceives that his wife has somehow failed in her role, stepped beyond her bounds, or challenged his rights, then he may react violently. ... LaViolette, 1993) In many developing countries women share the notion that men have the right to discipline their wives by using force. ... The notion of "just cause- permeates finding...

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National Perspective In the United Arab Emirates, Muslim men can freely choose their wife, but Muslim women are forbidden from marrying non-Muslim men unless they convert their religion. ... Societies in LEDCs and other third world countries would have to change their mindsets towards the way they treat women. ... The gender inequality index ranks countries by considering various factors; out of the 138 countries that have been ranked, Afghanistan is 134th. ... India is the second most populated country and has the largest democracy; however, women still face discrimination. ... National Per...

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'However, customary and Islamic laws practices in the country negate the equality of women as guaranteed in constitution of Pakistan' (Usman 2006). ... 'Domestic violence in Pakistan takes the form of wife beating, stove burning, acid throwing, honor killings, and forced marriages. ... 'Many of these attacks occurred over an arguments between wife and mother in law, over dowery or money. ... Similarly, dowry demand is the leading cause of wife burning. Further, husbands and in-laws are the leading suspects in the cases of wife burning' (Siddiqui, R, Hamid, S, & Siddi...

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An example would be a child (boy) grows up to see his father hitting his mother, this child becomes an adult, gets married has children he also hits his wife he learned this act by observing this father. ... Research has shown that less than half of the men who witnessed the abuse of their mothers become abusers themselves, domestic violence has gained a lot of attention over the years and still remains a great social issue not just in the United States but other countries. ...

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When it comes to dating in the 21st century, we as a country, have seen more and more relationships that were depicted as healthy, exposed to be in actuality abusive relationships. ... Ray Rice, a Running back of the Baltimore Ravens Football Team, was recently exposed and condemned of physically abusing his wife of just one year. ...

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Instead of entering into the debate of wether this area should receive top priority or not, we shall simply maintain, that the population problem has been defined and formulated not wholly indigenously, but to a large extent at the instigation and assistance of donor countries, and organizations. The population explosion related as it is with the gradual shrinking of the world's resources, is a global phenomena which affects rich as well as poor countries. ... Kiefther, Assistant Administration for Population and Humanitarian Assistant in the US Congress.4 It was maintained that for the...

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Economic growth in the country is, therefore, boosted since the level of productivity is stimulated and this becomes beneficial to the society at large. ... The cases of spousal homicides are also alarming, therefore, signifying that the problem of domestic violence is real (Gerdes, 19).Physical harassment may include being beaten up by someone's husband or wife, therefore, causing bodily harm to the culprit. ...

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Up until the late 1800's, a man in this country had the right to chastise his wife until the practice was declared illegal in two states (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Manual, p. ...

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