czwartek, 8 sierpnia 2013

Understanding The Definition Of Domestic Abuse

By Andrea Davidson


Domestic abuse can be referred to dating abuse, family abuse, home violence, battery as well as spousal violence. Some books have defined it as intimate spouse abuse. Domestic abuse is therefore known as the exploitation by one individual against another individual. It is therefore the behavior pattern exhibited by one partner against another partner.

Domestic violence comprise of cohabitation, marriage and some actions in one family or another. The act may take some forms such as sexual exploitation, emotional exploitation, physical assault, economic deprivations and fears.

Exploitation can be linked to mental illness, alcohol consumption and present additional challenges incurred when eliminating domestic cruelty. The definition, perception, awareness and documentation of home exploitation may differ from era to era and from one country to another.

The current home violence exhibited in spouses, children, women and the disadvantaged members of the society are not the only exploitation we know. Trespassing, unlawful imprisonments, criminal coercion, stalking, endangerment and persecutions are also other forms of misuse. This means that there are some important elements that have to be put in place for one to conclude that manipulation has been committed.

The statutes or rules regulating exploitations may differ from one state to another state. For example the definition of mistreatment in developing countries may vary from the definition of violence in the western world. In countries such as the United Arabs Emirates, a man is allowed to physically beat the partner and the act does not amount to the act. This was precedent that was set by the Supreme Court.

The social suitability of mistreatment as well also differs from one county to another. For example in the developed countries, internal mistreatment is unacceptable by most people. On the other hand the violence is accepted in some countries for example, in countries such as Mali, Central African Republic, Afghanistan and Jordan and Guinea the husband has the right to hit or beat their spouses under some circumstances.

In these countries for example, a wife is beaten if she is refusing to submit to the husband wishes. These are enough justification for violence in these developing countries. In some countries such as Tajikistan a woman is beaten by the husband if she refuses to have sex with him.

Occasionally most cultures allowed men to apply force on the wives as way of disciplining them. It was observed as legal right that no woman could sue the hubby for exploitations. However this legal right was removed in some countries like the United States of America and other European countries. It was removed because the cat was perceived to be biased and only favored one form of gender that is the men.

The study conducted by the UNICEF showed that the exploitations are exhibited mostly in developing nations. They have also concluded that the problem is also common nations recovering from political wars. The data given by them showed that 3 in 4 women are mistreated in their lifetime. They survey showed that the exploitation is majorly done by their female counterparts. Therefore all stakeholders should join hands to help eradicate domestic abuse.




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