A critical analysis of the efficacy of law as a tool to achieve gender equality and to address the problem of domestic violence: The case of Trinidad and Tobago

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/452 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/452 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/452 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/01/67 2008-10-01 11:42:39 2019-01-23 09:51:38 2011-07-19 16:13:42 thesis show 0 Persadie Natalie Renée Beulah npersadie@hotmail.com Steans Jill University of Birmingham A critical analysis of the efficacy of law as a tool to achieve gender equality and to address the problem of domestic violence: The case of Trinidad and Tobago unpub HQ JA K1 30sch_ssci Law – Gender Equality – Domestic Violence – Trinidad and Tobago Law is often perceived as an instrument that can effect social change. National law in Trinidad and Tobago, prima facie providing for gender equality, does not fully contemplate issues of particular concern to women, such as domestic violence. Gender equality and domestic violence are unwitting partners as women cannot achieve the former without first addressing the latter. Additionally, problems such as male dominance in politico-legal structures and lack of political will create practical obstacles to the realisation of gender equality and/or the full potential of the law. A case study of Trinidad and Tobago shows that the achievement of legal advances for women is particularly difficult where practical measures are not implemented domestically. Honouring international commitments subsequently becomes problematic as they do not guarantee change nationally and they, too, are sidelined. Gender equality and domestic violence are not given priority domestically and laws aimed towards protecting women and women’s rights are ineffective, scant and/or not enforced. The only way to achieve gender equality is through a multilevel approach from above (the UN) and, perhaps, more importantly, from below, as women have the potential to effect real national and international legal and institutional change to ensure gender equality at both levels. 2008-07 graduation 2726687 eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 445 University of Birmingham Department of Political Science and International Studies d_ph na 2008-07 graduation