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008			110331s1999 eng
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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aSimmonds, Sally C. _92117
245			_aThe theory/practice dilemma in political thinking on justice for battered women _cSimmonds, Sally C.
260			_aDunedin _bWomen's Studies Association New Zealand _c1999
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500			_aPublished in association with the University of Otago
500			_aWomen's Studies Journal 15(1) 1999 : 7-40
520			_aThis paper discusses the issue of justice for battered women and considers the divide between grass-roots feminists and feminist theories. It uses the example of Gay Oakes to question both the ideals and methodologies of political theories of justice. It examines the professed ideals of social justice within a liberal democracy such as New Zealand, and the treatment, often considered unfair, that women receive in the justice system. It is argued that the justice system ineffectively addresses the problem of domestic violence for women, positing that political theory and its intention to affect justice does not work in practice.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aGENDER _9269
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSURVIVORS _9593
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tWomen's Studies Journal 15(1) 1999 : 7-40
830			_94717 _aWomen's Studies Journal
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE