04587nam a22006615i 4500 978-3-031-61053-0 DE-He213 20251030112338.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240628s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031610530 978-3-031-61053-0 10.1007/978-3-031-61053-0 doi K3236-3268.5 JPVH bicssc LAW013000 bisacsh JPVH thema Deane, Tameshnie. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79509 Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa [electronic resource] / by Tameshnie Deane. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 226 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism, 2948-166X ; 5 An Introduction to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa -- Conceptualizing Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa -- Why Focus On Gender-Based Violence and Femicide -- Towards An Understanding of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide -- Situational Analysis of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa -- Perceptions of Crime and the Fear of Crime -- Legal Responses to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide -- Judicial Responses to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide -- Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in Institutions of Higher Learning -- Conclusion. This book presents new perspectives on gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa. It argues that violence against women is a manifestation of unequal gender relations and harmful manifestations of hegemonic masculinity, which are governed by patriarchal beliefs, institutions and systems. It includes chapters on quantitative research that assess not only the levels and determinants of violence against women but also men’s attitudes towards gender-based violence, perceptions of violence, the legislative frameworks governing violence against women in South Africa, and the current cases and jurisprudence relating to this scourge. In spite of its focus on South Africa, the book also provides insights for comparative scholars exploring the value of different constitutional articulations of human rights and how they support (or fail to support) efforts to combat violence against women. By assessing recent incidents and responses to gender-based violence, the book provides a view of not only the societal but also jurisprudential opportunities and pitfalls in this area that may be applicable elsewhere. Gender equality and, central to this, the right of women to live lives free of violence, is a precondition for full democratic participation and is a universal goal. Accordingly, the South African experience contributes to a wider understanding of the possibilities and limitations of societal and legal reform in challenging the ubiquity of violence against women. The book is aimed at researchers, practitioners, students, professionals and advocates in the field of gender-based violence. Human rights. 58427 International law. 58292 Private international law. 65660 Conflict of laws. 65661 Comparative law. 65662 Law Philosophy. 67596 Law History. 67597 Health. 59522 Sex. 66477 Criminology. 58246 Human Rights. 58427 Public International Law. 57414 Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law. 65667 Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History. 67600 Gender and Health. 71202 Criminology. 58246 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031610523 Printed edition: 9783031610547 Printed edition: 9783031610554 Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism, 2948-166X ; 5 76650 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61053-0 ZDB-2-LCR ZDB-2-SXLC 61103 61103