Истанбулска конвенција као механизам за сузбијање насиља над женама и насиља у породици
Istanbul Convention as a mechanism for combating violence against women and domestic violence

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the authors analyze the provisions of the Council of EuropeConvention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and DomesticViolence, which was adopted on May 11, 2011 in Istanbul. Namely, the adoption ofthis Convention created a completely new legal mechanism for the prevention andsuppression of violence against women and domestic violence. It is specificallypointed out that the adoption of such a legal act shows that domestic violence hasbeen recognized as a global international legal and social problem, which has beenaddressed in a particularly serious and responsible manner. As the Republic of Serbiaratified this Convention, the relevant changes in the positive Serbian criminallegislation are briefly presented. The authors point out that the application of theabove-mentioned normative framework for the suppression of domestic violencewill show the extent to which it is truly effective.

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