Law's progressive potential: The value of engagement with the law for domestic violence

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-130

  Lewis, Ruth ^a   Dobash, Rebecca E ^a   Dobash, Russell P ^a   Cavanagh, Kate ^a  

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DOI: 10.1177/a017834     Document Type: Article

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