McQuigg, Ronagh J.A.

While domestic violence is not explicitly mentioned in CEDAW, General Recommendation 19 from the CEDAW Committee has brought domestic violence within CEDAW's scope. Focusing on eleven Western European Countries (Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Italy), the author examines the Committees responses to each country's efforts to prevent violence against women. The author argues that the responses show that the domestic efforts have been inconsistent and that where there has been success, it is not necessarily caused by

This article analyzes the decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the case of Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v United States. Of particular concern is the responsibility of the state to provide adequate protection for victims of domestic violence. Specifically, this case involved a Colorado police department ignoring a womans reports of domestic violence, culminating in a shoot-out with police and the deaths of the plaintiffs three children.