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Item #400

IPV legislation is structured so that accusers with a history of proven false accusations cannot have that history brought up as evidence against claim

Topic: Legal System

Source

Citation: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, sec. 40141, p. 124

Author(s): 103 Congress

Institution(s): United States of America

Link: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-103hr3355enr/pdf/BILLS-103hr3355enr.pdf

Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 1994

Source: Primary

Type: Statute

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Compare with Item #537 | Detailed breakdown of sexism in VAWA can be found here: http://breakingtheglasses.blogspot.com/2013/01/vawa-is-not-like-that.html