INSTITUTIONAL (ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL) MECHANISMS FOR COMBATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT

Andrii SOBAKAR, Oleksandra NESTERTSOVA-SOBAKAR

SOBAKAR A., NESTERTSOVA-SOBAKAR O. (2022), INSTITUTIONAL (ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL) MECHANISMS FOR COMBATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT; Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Special Issue №2, 83-88

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2022-6-83-88

 

ABSTRACT. In the article, based on the analysis of the current legislation of Ukraine and the practice of its application, the theoretical understanding of a number of scientific works from various fields of knowledge, the essence, significance and peculiarities of administrative and legal counteraction to domestic violence and gender-based violence during the armed conflict are clarified. The need to develop optimal institutional (administrative-legal) mechanisms for combating domestic violence and gender-based violence during armed conflict, as well as creating certain recommendations for further prevention of such cases, is emphasized based on the analysis of current legislation and law enforcement practice. Based on the analysis of the current legislation and statistical indicators, the expediency of separating violence based on gender as a separate type of offense was studied.

The study is aimed at highlighting the situation with gender-based violence, which is associated with armed conflict. National legislation and international legal norms, the impact of the conflict on the level of gender-based violence were analyzed, and attention was drawn to gaps in legal regulation, shortcomings in the process of collecting and forming statistical data, and various manifestations of violence in the zone of armed conflict.

Measures are proposed to improve institutional mechanisms for countering domestic violence and gender-based violence by: improving the quality of operational measures taken by the National Police units to respond to acts of violence and ensuring the safety of victims; ensuring the appropriate level of interdepartmental interaction in cases of domestic violence and gender-based violence (gender-based violence); giving great attention to allegations of sexual violence, even during military operations; determination as an aggravating circumstance for the qualification of criminal offenses related to violence committed during armed aggression, etc.

Keywords: violence, domestic violence, domestic abuse, gender violence, gender-based violence, administrative offense, responsibility.

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