Abstract
This contribution deals with European legal documents in the context of domestic violence. It focuses on the most crucial contemporary documents containing requirements addressed to European States. It analyses documents of the European Union and the Council of Europe. It is divided into three sections. The first section introduces the European Union Directive 2012/29/EU on victims of crime (Directive 2012/29/EU establishing the minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime), the second section analyses the Directive 2011/99/EU on the European protection order, and the third section briefly focuses on the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul convention). Many problems occurred. The legal framework exists, but the needs of each victim should be assessed individually. As regards the Directive on victims of crime, no government is willing to monitor it. As regards the European protection order, only a few such protection orders have been applied.
Highlights
Domestic violence, in particular violence against women, is a violation of fundamental rights
All Members States of the European Union shall ensure that victims of crime are recognised and treated in a respectful, sensitive and professional manner according to their individual needs and without any discrimination
The objective of the Directive 2011/99/European Union. 21Council Decision (EU) on the European protection order is to ensure the trans-border protection to victims of crimes in other Member States when they move within the European Union
Summary
In particular violence against women, is a violation of fundamental rights. Many legal documents protecting victims of crime, including victims of domestic violence, have been adopted in the European Union.
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