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Violence between intimate partners is a universal phenomenon. It reflects patriarchal social orders that exist everywhere, but are stronger in developing countries. Feminists and women’s rights advocates have received global support for their attempts to eliminate violence against women. But anti-woman cultural practices flourish in many countries and immigrant women from those cultures are especially vulnerable. Even immigration law puts them at a disadvantage. Mail order brides are at high risk of violence and death.

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    Safire (1998).

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    World Health Organization (2016).

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    Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (1992).

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    Menjivar and Salcido (2002) .

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    Dhakal (2008).

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    Truman and Morgan (2014), FRA (2014), National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2015).

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    Sherman and Berk (1984).

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    Since 1864 (Bradley v. State) and as recently as 1962 (Joyner v. Joyner), American courts have recognized the husband’s right to use the degree of force necessary to compel the wife to “behave” and “know her place.” Cited in (Erez 2002).

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    Hodgson (1995), Kelly et al. (1999), Haj-Yahia (2009), Kim and Sung (2014), Douki et al. (2003), Robinson (2003), Alhabib et al. (2010), Esquivel-Santoveña et al. (2013).

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    Douki et al. (2003) .

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    Douki et al. (2003) . Douki and associates argue that “a fair reading of the Koran shows that wife abuse, like genital mutilation and honour killings are a result of culture rather than religion.”

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    Menjivar and Salcido (2002) .

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    FRA (2014). See also Mahapatra and DiNitto (2013).

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    Hass et al. (2006).

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    Morrison et al. (1999: 156). Cited in Menjivar and Salcido (2002: 904).

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    Douki et al. (2003).

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    Douki et al. (2003) .

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    Douki et al. (2003) .

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    Douki et al. (2003).

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    Mahapatra (2012). See also Niaz (2003).

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    Vidales (2010).

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    Menjivar and Salcido (2002: 908) .

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    Hass et al. (2006), Raj et al. (2005), Erez and Ammar (2003).

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    Diocson (2001).

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    Cunneen and Stubbs (2002: 161).

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    Cunneen and Stubbs (2002).

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    Ferry (2006).

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    Ferry (2006), Porter (2006).

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    Porter (2006).

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McDonald, W.F. (2018). Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence/Wife Battering. In: The Criminal Victimization of Immigrants. Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69062-9_6

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