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Ad Hoc Committee on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CAHVIO)

 

Legislation in the member states of Council of Europe in the field of domestic violence

Volume I: Armenia to Lithuania

Volume II: Moldova to United Kingdom

Volume III: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland (in French)
 

Domestic law

• Albania: - Law no. 9669 of 18.12.2006 on measures against violence in family relations
• Cyprus: - Violence in the family (prevention and protection of victims) - Laws of 2000 and 2004
• Georgia: - Collection of normative acts on the prevention of domestic violence, protection and assistance of victimes of domestic violence in Georgia
Ireland: National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, 2010-2014
• Malta: - Chapter 481, Domestic violence act
Moldova: - Law on Preventing and Combating Family Violence, Law Number 45-XVI of 1 March 2007, Published 18 March 2008 in the Official Monitor Number 55-56/178
• Montenegro: - Violence in a family or a family community, Criminal Code, Article 220
• Poland: - Act on counteracting domestic violence, 25 July 2005
• San Marino: - Law no. 97 of 20 June 2008 - Prevention and elimination of violence against women and gender violence
• Spain: - Law 27/2003, of 31 July, governing the Protection Order for Victims of Domestic Violence
- The 016 service for information and legal assistance for gender-based violence victims
- Organic Act 1/2004 of 28 December 2008, on integrated protection measures against domestic violence
• Sweden: - The Restraining Orders Act in Sweden (1988)
United Kingdom: - Forced Marriage Policy paper "One year On"
- Forced Marriage Relevant Third Party Guidance
- Violence Against Women and Girls strategy