
Navigating the Family Law Provisions: Migrant Women’s Voices
Author(s) -
Ana Borges Jelinic
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for crime, justice and social democracy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.36
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2202-7998
pISSN - 2202-8005
DOI - 10.5204/ijcjsd.2017
Subject(s) - timeline , immigration , domestic violence , affect (linguistics) , immigration law , political science , set (abstract data type) , law , gender studies , sociology , public relations , criminology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , geography , medicine , environmental health , archaeology , communication , computer science , programming language
This article considers the voices of migrant women engaging with Home Affairs to guarantee permanent residency (PR) in Australia after experiencing domestic violence. Data collected from longitudinal interviews with 20 participants were considered, with two participants’ stories analysed in detail. The research indicates how the legal immigration system is set up in a way that does not listen to women and disadvantages them. Particular issues pointed out include extended timelines, lack of concern for cultural differences and inconsistencies in the process, and how they affect women undermining the goal of the law, which is to protect migrants from sponsors’ violence.