Open AccessThe need for changes in administrative law from the aspect of prevention of domestic violence
Author(s) -
Nataša Mrvić-Petrović
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
temida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0941
pISSN - 1450-6637
DOI - 10.2298/tem0302011m
Subject(s) - misdemeanor , domestic violence , inefficiency , law , function (biology) , political science , criminology , business , suicide prevention , poison control , sociology , medicine , economics , medical emergency , evolutionary biology , biology , microeconomics
The author points out some practical consequences of non-coherence of penal system such as: incomplete legal protection of domestic violence victims and inefficiency of prevention measures regarding domestic violence. Therefore author advocates for changes of administrative law of the Republic of Serbia. Those changes will, on one hand, clarify conception, place and function of misdemeanor in the penal system and, on the other hand improve protection of domestic violence victims. This second goal could be achieved through new misdemeanor offences (applicable to cases of domestic violence and broader, to people living in the same household), and new protective orders, which could be imposed individually or as supplementary to existing penalties. The content of protection orders should be a warning to a perpetrator or supervision of his behaviour