Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a lecturer in the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of the effectiveness of international human rights law, particularly in relation to violence against women.

• Introduction. 1. Potential Problems for the Effectiveness of International Human Rights Law as Regards Domestic Violence 2 . What Measures may it be Beneficial for Human Rights Law to Achieve in relation to Domestic Violence? 3. The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights 4. The Human Rights Act 1998 – Could the United Kingdom Courts Rise to the Challenge? 5. The Approach of the International Human Rights Bodies to Domestic Violence 6. Implementation of the Statements of the International Human Rights Bodies in the United Kingdom 7. Conclusion

Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a lecturer in the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of the effectiveness of international human rights law, particularly in relation to violence against women.

• Introduction. 1. Potential Problems for the Effectiveness of International Human Rights Law as Regards Domestic Violence 2 . What Measures may it be Beneficial for Human Rights Law to Achieve in relation to Domestic Violence? 3. The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights 4. The Human Rights Act 1998 – Could the United Kingdom Courts Rise to the Challenge? 5. The Approach of the International Human Rights Bodies to Domestic Violence 6. Implementation of the Statements of the International Human Rights Bodies in the United Kingdom 7. Conclusion

Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a lecturer in the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of the effectiveness of international human rights law, particularly in relation to violence against women.

• Introduction. 1. Potential Problems for the Effectiveness of International Human Rights Law as Regards Domestic Violence 2 . What Measures may it be Beneficial for Human Rights Law to Achieve in relation to Domestic Violence? 3. The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights 4. The Human Rights Act 1998 – Could the United Kingdom Courts Rise to the Challenge? 5. The Approach of the International Human Rights Bodies to Domestic Violence 6. Implementation of the Statements of the International Human Rights Bodies in the United Kingdom 7. Conclusion