scholarly journals Frontline Response to High Impact Domestic Violence in Bulgaria

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-142
Author(s):  
Margarita Vassileva ◽  
Thierry Delpeuch
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
National Register ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Systemic Violence ◽  
Official Data ◽  
Istanbul Convention

According to the NGO Women Against Violence Europe, an estimated 30 per cent of women in Bulgaria suffer from domestic abuse every year. Thirty-five women were murdered in the context of domestic violence in 2018. The mistrust of law enforcement and the justice system inherited from the communist regime discourages victims from seeking assistance from the police and the judiciary. The issue of violence against women surfaced in the government's agenda due to the debates around the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which was ultimately rejected. The country policies are characterised by a lack of change in the legal frameworks, a lack of official data, a lack of sufficient financing from the state budget, and a lack of established procedures for handling domestic violence cases. Ineffective coordination between institutions, the failure to make official statistics publicly available, the lack of a national register of acts of domestic violence, the requirement of proof of systemic violence to initiate criminal proceedings, and the lack of resources to support NGOs are all obstacles that result in a high number of acts of domestic violence that goes unaddressed by the courts. NGOs are at the forefront of the fight against domestic violence.

scholarly journals International Policy Framework

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Leonhardmair ◽  
Paul Herbinger ◽  
Marion Neunkirchner
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
European Level ◽  
Front Line ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Istanbul Convention

This chapter describes the international policy framework and efforts made on the international and European level to further the fight against violence against women and domestic violence. The respectivenational legal frameworks and organisational context of front-line responder services are discussed in-depth in the following chapters. The IMPRODOVA project followed a bottom-up approach in itsinvestigation of ground-level practices of cooperation of frontline responder services, which are, however, only meaningfully understood when interpreted in the governing national legal and policy framework.While numerous international policy documents relate to domestic violence, the ratification of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in 2011represents perhaps the most significant attempt to institute a comprehensive policy framework in this field. The "Istanbul Convention" includes the first legally binding, international, and wide-reaching set ofnorms to combat violence against women in general and domestic violence specifically.

scholarly journals Frontline Response to High Impact Domestic Violence in Finland

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-160
Author(s):  
Martta October ◽  
Marianne Mela ◽  
Suvi Nipuli ◽  
Jarmo Houtsonen
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Istanbul Convention

Finland is committed to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). The Convention entered into force in Finland on August 1st 2015. The Current Government Programme of the Prime Minister also includes several initiatives to better combat domestic violence. In 2020, 10,800 incidents of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences were reported to the authorities. The number of reported offences decreased by 1,2 per cent from 2019. Among all the adult victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence, 75.2 per cent were women, whereas 78.1 per cent of suspects were men. In 2020, there were in total 29 shelters for victims of domestic violence in Finland. There are several NGOs supporting victims of domestic violence and providing perpetrator programmes in Finland. When discussing the good practices of cooperation, ‘Anchor’ ('Ankkuri') teams shall be mentioned. 'Anchor' teams are multi-agency teams working in several police departments in Finland. These teams often consist of police officers, social workers, and psychiatric nurses. The Anchor model supports the well-being of children and adolescents and prevents juvenile crime and violent radicalisation.

scholarly journals Innovative Proposal Concerning the Human Factors Shaping Institutional Responses to Domestic Violence – the IMPRODOVA Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Kersten ◽  
Catharina Vogt ◽  
Branko Lobnikar
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Institutional Responses ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Collaborative Training

The introductory chapter of this book presents the book's structure as a whole and gives a brief overview of its single chapters and their interrelatedness. The aim of IMPRODOVA - Improving Frontline Responses toHigh Impact Domestic Violence was to deliver recommendations, toolkits and collaborative training for European police organisations and medical and social work professionals to improve and integrate theinstitutional response to high-impact domestic violence. IMPRODOVA had two main components: analysis of current institutional responses to high-impact domestic violence and the development of effectivesolutions to improve those responses. Efforts were made to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach and contextualise our solutions, tools and guidelines to make them applicable to a wide range of societies.

Regulatory and legal environment of counterfeiting and prevention of domestic violence against women

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hbur Liusia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
World Community ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Istanbul Convention

The article analyzes the legal support for combating and preventing domestic violence against women. The statistics show that in 2020 the bodies and institutions entrusted with the functions of implementing measures to prevent and combat domestic violence received 211,362 complaints about domestic violence, of which – 2,756 from children, 180,921 – from women , 27 676 – from men. It is concluded that the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is still open, which currently helps all signatory states to effectively combat a wide range of phenomena, including psychological violence, physical violence, sexual violence, especially rape, forced marriage, forced abortion, forced abortion, forced abortion. genitals, crimes in the name of so-called «honor», harassment, sexual harassment, etc. In addition, the need to ratify the Istanbul Convention has been and continues to be insisted on by the world community, as by signing this Convention, Ukraine has committed itself to ratifying it in the future. It is determined that the normative-legal provision of prevention and counteraction to domestic violence against women consists of a set of international covenants, declarations and conventions, normative-legal and by-laws normative-legal acts. It has been found that the number of reports of violence against women is increasing every year, so the legislator should work to prevent any forms of domestic violence by amending the legislation governing preventive measures. Keywords: violence, women, gender equality, Istanbul Convention, domestic violence, combating violence, domestic violence, gender equality

scholarly journals On the Bride’s side? Victims of domestic violence and their residence rights under EU and Council of Europe Law

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-335
Author(s):  
Vladislava Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Abusive Relationship ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
Istanbul Convention ◽  
The Eu

Migrant women victims of domestic violence might face a stark choice between leaving an abusive relationship and tolerating the abuses so that they can preserve their residence rights in the host country. EU law suffers from some major limitations in addressing this situation. In view of the EU ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women (‘the Istanbul Convention’), will the EU be required to take new measures in light of the demands imposed by Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention that addresses the residence rights of migrant women victims of violence? By clarifying these demands and juxtaposing them with the relevant EU law standards, this article shows the divergences and convergences between the two regional European legal orders. It also forwards concrete suggestions as to which EU rules might need to be modified.

scholarly journals Bees Out of the Pandora’s Box: Economic Consequences of National Register in Assam

2020 ◽  
pp. 097674792091506
Author(s):  
Atanu Sengupta ◽  
Sanjoy De
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Internal Migration ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
National Register ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
Economic Justification ◽  
Push Factor ◽  
Official Data

In India, at present, there is a lot of hue and cry for and against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. All the arguments are however based on false perception of migration and its ill or well effects on the economy. The latest 2011 Census does not provide the migration tables in detail. Hence, we had no other option but to use the Census 2001 data to understand the nature and trend of migration in Assam. Our analysis suggests that the recent uproar over illegal migrants from neighboring country in Assam is more of a myth than reality and does not hold much economic justification. Firstly, official data suggests that the flow of internal migration in various districts of Assam is miniscule. Moreover, it is showing a declining trend over the last few decades. The historical international migration that took place in Assam was due to mainly ‘push’ factor and no such ‘push’ factors have been in sight in the last few decades. Secondly and more importantly, migration of any form (though waning in Assam) adds to the prosperity and well-being of the state. JEL: J61, J6, Q56

A Stark Choice: Domestic Violence or Deportation?

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislava Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Article 59 ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Istanbul Convention ◽  
Area Of Protection

Abstract The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) is a relatively recent treaty that has the objective to protect women against all forms of violence and to design a comprehensive framework of measures for achieving this aim. Migrant women are of special concern given the awareness that when their migration status is dependent on that of their sponsoring spouse, they might be faced with a stark choice between staying in an abusive relationship or risking being deported. Article 59 (residence status) of the Convention is intended to respond to this problem by providing an immigration relief to migrant women victims of violence by carving out exceptions in the immigration control prerogatives of host states. Article 59 raises two interrelated questions: under what conditions are these exceptions triggered and what is their transformative potential in the light of the immigration rights that Article 59 extends to migrant women. This article argues that while the Istanbul Convention will generate some positive changes, the overall advancement triggered by the treaty in the area of protection of migrant women suffers from significant limitations.

scholarly journals КОНТРОЛА ВАТРЕНОГ ОРУЖЈА И РОДНО ЗАСНОВАНО НАСИЉЕ: ЛИНК КОЈИ НЕДОСТАЈЕ?

TEME ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1515
Author(s):  
Danijela V Spasic
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Adequate Response ◽  
The Family ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
The Law ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
Istanbul Convention

In the early 2000s, estimates indicated the presence of over a million pieces of firearms and a large amount of ammunition in the possession of Serbian citizens. At the same time, the demographics of domestic violence pointed to the consequences of the misuse of firearms in the context of family and partner violence. A large number of women’s killings (annually between 30 and 40) also raised the issue of possession of (non) legal weapons, as well as the adequate response of institutions in preventing fatal outbreaks. On the basis of the fact that Serbia passed the Law on Weapons and Ammunition in 2015, in 2013 it ratified the Istanbul Convention and adopted the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence in 2016, and the statistics on the death by murder of women in the context of domestic violence, the analytical approach in the paper focuses on seeking the answer to the question: whether the existing legislative framework provides for the protection of victims of violence against the misuse of firearms? The findings of study indicate the need to enhance the coherence of the legislative response to the risks posed by the presence of firearms in the family context, as well as establishing stronger links between the legislative framework for the control of firearms and the laws governing the response to domestic violence and partner violence.

scholarly journals EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN CASES RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Golovko ◽  
◽  
Viktor Ladychenko ◽  
Olena Gulaс ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Functional Method ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
The Right

The purpose of the article is to investigate the effectiveness of Ukrainian legislation in the fieldof combating domestic violence, as well as the implementation of the right to a fair trial in casesinvolving domestic violence. The following methods were used in the study: analysis and synthesis,system-functional method, comparative method. Results. The article analyzes the legislation ofUkraine in the field of prevention and counteraction to domestic violence, lists both its advantagesand disadvantages, reveals measures in the field of prevention and counteraction to domesticviolence, responsibility for domestic violence, the main directions of state policy in the field ofprevention and counteraction to domestic violence, types of domestic violence. Legal regulation of judicial protection for victims of domestic violence has been studied. Judicial practice in casesrelated to domestic violence was considered. Problems of exercising the right to a fair trial inUkraine in cases related to domestic violence were revealed. Conclusions. Undoubtedly, theadoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Counteraction to Domestic Violence”, theintroduction of criminal liability for domestic violence and amendments to a number of regulationsto address domestic violence is a positive step in combating such a negative phenomenon asdomestic violence. At the same time, a significant number of issues remain unresolved. This isespecially true for the resolution of cases of domestic violence and the exercise of the right to afair trial in cases of domestic violence, as well as for the enforcement of court decisions on theissuance of restrictive orders. The need to develop a form for assessing the risks of recurrenceof domestic violence has been demonstrated, as has been done for police officers during theessessment of the need to issue an emergency injunction. The need to enshrine at the legislativelevel what is the preventive work of police officers with the offender and how it is carried outwas proved, because without proper regulation of this issue, this type of special measure tocombat domestic violence is declarative and not applied in practice. In addition, the problem ofrefusal of public and private executive services to enforce court decisions on the establishmentof restrictive measures is pointed out, which also requires legislative regulation. The need tostrengthen the position of the victim of domestic violence by giving her/him the opportunity toclaim compensation for non-pecuniary damage in criminal proceedings was noted.

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