Judicial intervention, depending on how progressive the judicial officer is, may have both positive and negative impact on the phenomenon of VAWG. Court records reveal the role played by legal processes in disrupting or reinforcing patterns of domestic violence.32 The role of the judiciary in CEFM cases is to adjudicate CEFM cases brought before the judicial officers under the relevant laws, to create a victim centred courtroom with sufficient safeguards and support for victims and witnesses in these cases, and to engage in efforts outside the courtroom aimed at changing mind-sets and influencing positive change. Each of these roles will ensue a further disposition.