Between rights and rightfulness : regulating gender and violence in the Pacific IslandsGeorge, Nicole LouiseEnglishBookFor decades, activists have drawn attention to gender violence across the Pacific Islands & successfully argued for improved state responses. While reforms have been institutionalised in law & government policy, ongoing violence shows that these have limited effectiveness. In this book, Nicole George investigates how gender violence is regulated in Pacific Island countries, the factors that impede regulatory effectiveness, & women's own efforts & expertise in decreasing gender violence. Incorporating comparative fieldwork in Fiji, Bougainville, & within Kanak communities in New Caledonia, George assesses how gender violence is enabled & constrained by regulations created within & beyond the state. Importantly, the book engages directly with the women affected by systems of gendered regulation to understand how they interpret & navigate the regulatory complex that impacts their security.2025New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]©2025Abused women—Islands of the PacificFamily violence—Islands of the PacificWomen—Violence against—Islands of the PacificFeminism—Islands of the PacificWomen's rights—Islands of the PacificBook978019780737897801978073859780197807361