Domestic Violence insurance?

Should auto insurance cover domestic violence injuries? University of Maine law prof Jennifer Wriggins thinks it should. In an article in American University's Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, Wriggins offers up a novel tort reform proposal. She suggests that tort law should be used to address domestic violence by expanding women's ability to sue their abusers. One reason tort law isn't used more extensively in this area already, according to Wiggins, is that most of the defendants don't have any money. To remedy the problem, Wiggins proposes that the country add mandatory liability insurance through automobile coverage to insure against domestic violence. Doing so would get the insurance industry involved in trying to reduce domestic violence, while possibly providing a level of deterrence against it as well.

Wishful thinking, of course, but provocative idea. The rest of the article, with a brief history of the use of tort law in early race and gender equality battles, is also worth reading. .. (Hat tip to Feminist Law Professors blog.)

Comments

[Anirban]

So the door to the secret garden starts to open . Insurance companies to prevent domestic abuse

Uh......... Are you Still abusing your wife Sir?

Bloody Hell, What does it mean? Ya i called her a b**** yesterday.

Sorry Sir , we 've to raise your premium

BUt you cant do that.You have already done it twice this year

Ya I remember last time you stole her table-lamp

are you nuts .that was mine

But it caused her emotional distress harm ......and what you call that

Piss off

not with out the cheque.Sir.

Huh....Wish i were never married .have to get out of it,almost like those doctors ,leaving practice

But Sir you are grounded ,divorce proceedings are further wasteful .Atleast doctors don't have to leave a sizable share of their property after they leave practice