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With No Place to Turn: Improving Legal Advocacy for Battered Immigrant Women

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: This article explains some of the unique problems faced by battered immigrant women and offers creative solutions for family lawyers and battered women advocates who have immigrant or refugee clientele. Because battered immigrant women who seek to flee violence need assistance with both family law and immigration law matters, we will discuss both areas and highlight their interrelationship.

Source: Scholarship at Catholic Law (Catholic University of America)

Authors: Orloff, Leslye E., Jang, Deeana, Klein, Catherine F.

Institution: Catholic University of America

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1512287557

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Cited by: 27

Related to: 10