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Associate Professor Ruth Busch

BA Wisc JD (Hons) Conn

Ruth Busch has practised law in Canada and New Zealand. She has taught at the University of Waikato since 1988 and has contributed to papers in Family Law, Property Issues in Family Law, Domestic Violence and the State, Women Law and Policy, and Feminist Legal Theory.

She has published reports and articles on domestic violence and the criminal justice system, judicial discourses on domestic violence, the family court system, child witnesses of spousal violence, and violence intervention models.

Most recently, she has been involved in analysing custody and access decisions which arise within the context of domestic violence. Ruth is also researching and writing in the area of the legal recognition of same sex relationships.

Recent Publications:

2007 "Living at the Cutting Edge - Women's Experiences of Protection Orders" Neville Robertson, Ruth Busch, Radha D'Souza, Fiona Lam Sheung, Reynu Anand, Roma Balzer, Ariana Simpson and Dulcie Paina.
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