SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - White Ribbon Campaign, Intimate Partner Violence, The White Ribbon
16 Apr 2014
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The husband hath, by law, power and dominion over his wife, and may keep her by force within the bounds of duty, and may beat her, but not in a violent manner. The law historically sanctioned the abuse of women within marriage as an aspect of the husband"s ownership of his wife and his right to chastise her. One need only recall the centuries-old law that a man is entitled to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Justice bertha wilson (in r. v. lavallee: brief history of the legal treatment of intimate partner violence, english common law sanctioned violence against women through a man"s right to chastise his wife. i. ii. iii. iv. Right to chastise his wife was affirmed by churches, society and. Right to chastise your wife is part of the civil law system as well.
