STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DECISION IN LENAHAN (GONZALES) AND ITS APPLICATION IN CANADA

In August, 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released its decision in Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v United States, a case concerning states’ obligations to use due diligence in responding to domestic violence. The IACHR found that the United States had breached several articles of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jennifer Koshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2012-02-01
Series:Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice
Online Access:http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/WYAJ/article/view/4359