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Assessing the Policy Implementation of the Bangladeshi Domestic Violence Act: Any Lessons for Protecting South African Women in their Homes?
South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-01-02 , DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2020.1741443
Anisur Rahman Khan 1 , Kopano Ratele 2
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ABSTRACT Violence against women in the home is a serious global social, health and human rights problem which transcends every level of society. Many countries have enacted and implemented specific legal policy interventions, often referred to as the “Domestic Violence Act”, in order protect women from violence at home. Although the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2010 was an important landmark in policy-making in Bangladesh, legal recourse by survivors of violence in the home using this Act appears to be exceedingly low in some districts. Using a qualitative case-study approach, this article, part of a broader investigation on violence in the home, critically assesses the implementation of the Act in the Bangladeshi administrative district of Mymensingh. Since enactment of the law until the study period in 2014, only two cases were lodged under this Act in this district. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with the concerned implementers and the survivors of domestic violence. Furthermore, relevant documentary evidence was also consulted. This assessment reveals that policy implementation of the Act suffered from various drawbacks, in particular lack of coordination, non-compliance, implementation delays, lack of commitment and the capabilities of the implementers. We then reflect on lessons from this assessment for South Africa, pointing out some possibilities for overcoming the problems associated with implementation of laws against violence against women in the home.

中文翻译:

评估孟加拉国家庭暴力法的政策实施:保护南非妇女在家中的任何经验教训?

摘要 家庭暴力侵害妇女行为是一个严重的全球社会、健康和人权问题,它超越了社会的各个层面。许多国家颁布并实施了具体的法律政策干预措施,通常称为“家庭暴力法”,以保护妇女免受家庭暴力。尽管 2010 年《家庭暴力(预防和保护)法》是孟加拉国决策过程中的一个重要里程碑,但在某些地区,家庭暴力幸存者使用该法获得的法律追索权似乎极低。作为对家庭暴力的更广泛调查的一部分,本文采用定性案例研究方法,批判性地评估了该法在孟加拉行政区迈门辛的实施情况。自该法颁布至 2014 年研究期间,在这个地区,只有两起案件是根据该法案提出的。对相关实施者和家庭暴力幸存者进行了深入的半结构化访谈。此外,还查阅了相关文件证据。该评估表明,该法案的政策实施存在各种缺陷,特别是缺乏协调、不遵守、实施延迟、缺乏承诺和实施者的能力。然后,我们反思从南非评估中得出的经验教训,指出克服与实施反对家庭暴力侵害妇女的法律相关的问题的一些可能性。此外,还查阅了相关文件证据。该评估表明,该法案的政策实施存在各种缺陷,特别是缺乏协调、不遵守、实施延迟、缺乏承诺和实施者的能力。然后,我们反思从南非评估中得出的经验教训,指出克服与实施反对家庭暴力侵害妇女的法律相关的问题的一些可能性。此外,还查阅了相关文件证据。该评估表明,该法案的政策实施存在各种缺陷,特别是缺乏协调、不遵守、实施延迟、缺乏承诺和实施者的能力。然后,我们反思从南非评估中得出的经验教训,指出克服与实施反对家庭暴力侵害妇女的法律相关的问题的一些可能性。
更新日期:2020-01-02
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