Author: Dr Ronagh McQuigg
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The New EU Directive on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
A new EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence is a landmark development says Dr Ronagh McQuigg.
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Northern Ireland’s New Stalking Legislation
In the latest of a series of articles, Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at the legal protections that are now in place to protect victims of stalking.
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Northern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Statutory Aggravator Provisions
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, particularly the Domestic Abuse Aggravator Provisions.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the European Court of Human Rights
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at some of the human rights claims that the European Court of Human Rights has dealt with in the context of the pandemic.
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Cyberviolence as Domestic Abuse – Human Rights Responses.
Advances in technology, although often very beneficial, can also have the potential to be used in such a way as to increase risk levels for victims of domestic abuse says Dr Ronagh McGuigg.
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Domestic Abuse as Torture? Recent Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
The way in which domestic abuse has been conceptualised in the European Court of Human Right’s judgments has varied and evolved says Dr Ronagh McQuigg.
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The Istanbul Convention – Ten Years On
The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (commonly known as the Istanbul Convention) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in April 2011, and was opened for signature in Istanbul the following month. A decade on, it is an appropriate juncture to reflect on the…
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Northern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Offence
Dr Ronagh McGuigg looks at the recent introduction of a specific offence of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland and how it represents a crucial development in Northern Ireland’s response to domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence – The ‘Shadow Pandemic’
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of domestic violence have increased dramatically. Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at this shadow pandemic of domestic abuse.