Goel Rashmi
University of Denver College of Law, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2005 May;11(5):639-65. doi: 10.1177/1077801205274522.
This article focuses on the particular cultural factors that affect South Asian women who are abused and immigrant South Asian women who are abused, in particular, in the restorative justice process. By exploring cultural practices and the icon of Sita, the mythological heroine of the Ramayana, this article demonstrates how the South Asian ideals of womanhood and wifehood help to create a mind-set whereby South Asian women are reluctant to advocate for themselves and are reluctant to leave. Such a condition is contrary to the conditions and abilities assumed by the restorative justice movement for dispute resolution, inside or outside of domestic violence. It is concluded that restorative justice options are ill-suited to application among immigrant South Asian communities for domestic violence cases.
本文聚焦于影响受虐待的南亚女性以及受虐待的南亚移民女性的特定文化因素，尤其是在恢复性司法程序中的情况。通过探究文化习俗以及《罗摩衍那》中神话女英雄悉多这一形象，本文展示了南亚关于女性气质和为人妻的理想观念如何塑造了一种思维模式，使得南亚女性不愿为自己发声，也不愿离开。这种情况与恢复性司法运动在解决家庭暴力争端（无论是在家庭暴力内部还是外部）时所假定的条件和能力相悖。得出的结论是，恢复性司法方案不适用于在南亚移民社区处理家庭暴力案件。
