After the in-depth analysis of articles 11 (ensuring data collection and research on violence against women and domestic violence), 12 (preventing violence against women), 13 (raising awareness of violence against women), 16 (domestic and sexual violence perpetrator programmes) and 17 (encouraging the participation of the private sector and the media in the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence), article 52 is integrating the Collection of papers aimed at facilitating the implementation of articles of the Istanbul Convention.

Article 52 of the Istanbul Convention concerns emergency barring orders in situations of domestic violence. The paper details the scope and obligations of Article 52 before clarifying the necessary balance of the rights and legal safeguards in the context of emergency barring orders and its implementation in some Council of Europe member States. It concludes with a checklist to facilitate the application of these orders.

Link to the paper Emergency barring orders in situations of domestic violence: Article 52 of the Istanbul Convention.