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Стратегија сузбијања породичног насиља у Шведској
A strategy to combat domestic violence in Sweden

Author(s): Danijela V. Spasić, Dalibor Kekić
Subject(s): Comparative Law
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: Violence in families;European legislation;Sweden’s Government Action Plan;National Strategy of the Republic of Serbia

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the authors make a short review of the European legislation on family violence analysing the Swedish cabinet strategic document – the Action Plan for combating men’s violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour and violence in the same-sex relationships. This document contains the most important issues, measures and activities in that area. The Action Plan of the Swedish Cabinet is an example of “good practice” that contains the most important directives of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the European Parliament. The article defines the key points of the Action Plan and these analyses present the guidelines for the creation of the Serbian Strategy for Combating Family Violence.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 31-32
  • Page Range: 140-150
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Serbian