Open Access
American Research Journal of Business and Management
ISSN (Online): 2379-1047
DOI: 10.46568/arjbm
Rights-Based Strategies in the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, India.
Pradeep Kumar Panda, “Rights-Based Strategies in the Prevention of Domestic Violence”, American Research
Journal of Business and Management, Vol 8, no. 1, 2022, pp. 57-66.
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to broaden the discussion about the prevention of domestic violence against women informed
by a rights-based strategy. Specifically, the study discusses the critical elements of a human rights framework to reduce
domestic violence, present research findings on the prevalence and correlates of domestic violence in intimate relationships
and explore strategies for the prevention of domestic violence on the basis of research and analysis. The study suggests
that domestic violence needs to be resituated in the broader social transformation of society and that domestic violence
should be conceptualized as violation of a woman’s most basic right. The strength of a rights-based strategy is that it
meshes formal treaty doctrines with grassroots activism and critiques of power. The study suggests that right to housing
and right to property and inheritance are critical and most fundamental for any strategy in the prevention of domestic
violence. Importance of immovable assets and social support is significant in making a difference to the incidence of
violence, Changing norms of acceptability of violence in the family is critical to reduce inter-generational transmission
of violence, male attitudes and society’s attitudes also need to be changed in this regard. Since prevention of domestic
violence requires fundamental changes in attitudes and behavior, it confronts societal and individual resistance to
change, Support structures could be both within the family and all stakeholders who can both help in changing attitudes
and in helping women acquire immovable assets. This calls for creative community involvement, shared responsibilities,
and collective action with the goals to challenge the patriarchal assumptions of power and control and entitlement to
women.
