Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention

This article focuses on the following issues: the list of people offered victim status under the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence of Azerbaijan, the legal remedies available to them, and the legal measures taken by state authorities in all kinds of domestic violence episodes. Additionally, the...

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Main Author: Gulnaz Alasgarova
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University Press 2019-09-01
Series:Teisė
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Online Access:http://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/14492
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description This article focuses on the following issues: the list of people offered victim status under the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence of Azerbaijan, the legal remedies available to them, and the legal measures taken by state authorities in all kinds of domestic violence episodes. Additionally, the Law is scrutinized in light of the CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. Hence, the benefits and shortcomings of the current legislation are easily found.
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spelling doaj.art-ebf49fadd4214948bd7f73c2537e0f2a2022-12-21T23:19:04ZdeuVilnius University PressTeisė1392-12742424-60502019-09-0111210.15388/Teise.2019.112.15Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul ConventionGulnaz Alasgarova0Baku State University, AzerbaijanThis article focuses on the following issues: the list of people offered victim status under the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence of Azerbaijan, the legal remedies available to them, and the legal measures taken by state authorities in all kinds of domestic violence episodes. Additionally, the Law is scrutinized in light of the CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. Hence, the benefits and shortcomings of the current legislation are easily found.http://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/14492domestic violencevictimsprotection ordersresumption of family affairsstates` obligations
spellingShingle Gulnaz Alasgarova
Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
Teisė
domestic violence
victims
protection orders
resumption of family affairs
states` obligations
title Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
title_full Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
title_fullStr Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
title_short Challenges in the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims in Azerbaijan: An Overview of the National Legislation in Light of the 2011 CoE Istanbul Convention
title_sort challenges in the protection of domestic violence victims in azerbaijan an overview of the national legislation in light of the 2011 coe istanbul convention
topic domestic violence
victims
protection orders
resumption of family affairs
states` obligations
url http://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/14492
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