Introduction : the politics of violence against women
Part I. Legal regimes. Intrusions, invasions and interventions : histories of gender, justice and governance in Afghanistan. "Good women have no need for this law" : the battles over the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW).
Part II. New protection mechanisms. Brokers of justice : the special prosecution unit for crimes of violence against women in Kabul. With a little help from the war on terror : the women's shelters
Part III. Individual cases. Runaway women. Upholding citizen honor? : Rape in the courts and beyond
Conclusions : protection at a price?