Thames Womens Resource Centre

the Thames Womens Centre with

the National Council of Women

present Associate

PROFESSOR RUTH BUSCH

Speaking on Domestic Violence

17 September, 2008

7:00pm

at the Civic Centre Conferece Room

Gold Coin Donation - Light Supper & Raffles

Associate Professor Ruth Busch
BA Wisc JD (Hons) Conn
Ruth Busch has practised law in Canada and New Zealand. She has taught at the University of Waikato since 1988 and has contributed to papers in Family Law, Property Issues in Family Law, Domestic Violence and the State, Women Law and Policy, and Feminist Legal Theory.
She has published reports and articles on domestic violence and the criminal justice system, judicial discourses on domestic violence, the family court system, child witnesses of spousal violence, and violence intervention models.  Most recently, she has been involved in analysing custody and access decisions which arise within the context of domestic violence. Ruth is also researching and writing in the area of the legal recognition of same sex relationships.

Recent Publications:
2007 "Living at the Cutting Edge - Women's Experiences of Protection Orders" Neville Robertson, Ruth Busch, Radha D'Souza, Fiona Lam Sheung, Reynu Anand, Roma Balzer, Ariana Simpson and Dulcie Paina.

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