1st Edition

Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland

By Ronagh J.A. McQuigg Copyright 2023
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. The book’s primary focus is on developments which have taken place since around 2010, and in particular since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in January 2020 after a three year suspension. The book includes discussion of the increased levels of... Read more
  1. Introduction.
  2. What Constitutes an Effective Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Abuse?
  3. Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland Pre-2020.
  4. Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland 2020-2022.
  5. Conclusions.

Biography

Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of international human rights law, with a particular focus on domestic abuse as a human rights issue.