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Essay / The Legal System Against Domestic Violence - 1180
The legal system has been moderately effective in protecting victims of domestic violence. The law no longer considers domestic violence a private matter and attempts to provide protections to victims of domestic violence. The growing recognition of domestic violence is reflected in the law through recent reforms, which seek to better reflect the values and ethics of society by providing an effective and enforceable response, but this aim has not yet been fully achieved. reached. The legal system has attempted to protect victims of domestic violence through legal mechanisms aimed at achieving justice, such as the development of laws and the introduction of concepts such as fear apprehension and battered woman syndrome , in order to protect victims of domestic violence. Many legal measures have been implemented to seek justice in response to the increase in domestic violence and have been moderately effective in this regard. Over time, the Commonwealth has become increasingly aware of the extent of domestic violence and the law has been changed to better protect victims of violence. The Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2011 (Cth) was introduced to improve the legal system's response to family violence by providing protections for victims to achieve a just outcome . The law is very effective because it emphasizes the principle of protection from harm, as evidenced in the case of Uysal and Mardine 2014, in order to protect children and it broadens the definition of abuse to include exposure to violence. The law was also effective because it ensured that courts had access to evidence relating to abuse so that they could establish a middle ground of paper...... stricter rules for battered woman syndrome claimants, to ensure the law provides justice not only to the victims, but also to society, as highlighted in the article “A former battered man spared prison for murder” (DT, 2015). So, although the law has been somewhat effective in achieving justice for victims of domestic violence by creating battered woman syndrome, recent reforms have achieved a just result. In conclusion, the legal system was moderately effective in achieving a fair outcome. a fair outcome for victims of domestic violence, despite its attempts to protect victims and reflect the values and ethics of society. Ultimately, more reforms are needed to combat domestic violence, as statistics show that rates of domestic violence are increasing. However, the legal system has worked to reduce the impacts of domestic violence on victims..