The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women

What is it about?

The article concerns the implementation of legal obligations in Poland specified in the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The study presents an analysis of the phenomenon of domestic violence in Poland - its cultural and social foundations and the reaction of the police and other public entities to the use of domestic violence.

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Why is it important?

Domestic violence and violence against women is a significant social problem around the world. The applied legal regulations aimed at counteracting it acquire a special context in countries where authoritarian tendencies are emerging.