Protection against violence in home (domestic violence) – Family law, misdemeanor amd criminal aspects

This paper analyses three main legal aspects of protection from family violence in Croatia: the family law aspect, focused on protecting the child but, precisely because of that, extremely important; misdemeanour law, as the most common form of legal reaction to family violence; criminal law aspect,...

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Main Authors: Ivana Radić, Ana Radina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu 2014-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/183388
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Summary:This paper analyses three main legal aspects of protection from family violence in Croatia: the family law aspect, focused on protecting the child but, precisely because of that, extremely important; misdemeanour law, as the most common form of legal reaction to family violence; criminal law aspect, marked by significant legislative changes. Also, a brief review of important international documents relevant to this topic is given, as well as few interesting comparative solutions. Authors conclude that, regardless of positive changes, ten years after the adoption of the Family Violence Protection Act in Croatia, there are still a lot of possibilities and, more importantly, necessity for improving protection from family violence.
ISSN:0584-9063
1847-0459