The particularities of investigating and prosecuting domestic violence cases through the light of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) were discussed with 29 judicial assistants, clerks and prosecutors’ consultants (26 women and 3 men) in Chișinău.

Participants explored domestic violence as a social phenomenon, measures of protection and assistance for victims, and the national legal framework - including, criminal, civil procedural, and civil law. Challenges in adjudication and investigation, as well as relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights, were also reviewed.

The seminar was organised under the Council of Europe project “Supporting the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova – Phase II”, in partnership with the Women’s Law Centre and the National Institute of Justice, and with financial support from Sweden.