The article is devoted to the experience of using a protection order to protect victims of domestic or domestic violence. The article provides an overview of relevant international documents, considers the experience of a number of foreign countries, as well as the experience of Uzbekistan. The article notes that along with the concept of "protection order", there are the concepts of "restrainingorder", "protective order", "injunction", "restraining order", etc. In the practice of foreign countries, as a rule, there are 2 types of protective orders -issued for a shorter period (by the police) and for a longer period (by the court). In parallel with the protection order procedure, the victim has the right to apply to the court for compensation and prosecution of the aggressor