摘要 : Resolution of domestic violence disputes in Indonesia illustrates the contradictions between two international development trends--the increasing recognition of women's rights as human rights, and the emergence of empowerment appr... 展开 Resolution of domestic violence disputes in Indonesia illustrates the contradictions between two international development trends--the increasing recognition of women's rights as human rights, and the emergence of empowerment approaches to community development. Despite the focus of legal empowerment programmes on increasing women's autonomy and finding creative solutions to legal problems, there is increasing pressure on women victims of violence to use the state criminal justice system to resolve domestic violence justified by international human rights principles. This pressure impedes empowerment programmes and fails to appreciate the capacity of local communities to apply and adapt international principles to their local context. 收起