Open AccessCOMBATING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS AN OBJECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REGULATION
Author(s) -
Н. Ю. Грідіна
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ûridična nauka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2222-5374
DOI - 10.32844/2222-5374-2020-105-3.19
Subject(s) - stalking , legislation , cabinet (room) , political science , decree , harassment , domestic violence , law , criminology , public relations , business , psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , engineering , medicine , environmental health , mechanical engineering
The article proves that the prevention of gender-based violence as an object of administrative and legal regulation is a system of measures defined by law, which are carried out by the relevant authorities to stop such violence, provide assistance to victims, ensure their protection, victims receive compensation, and also ensuring proper investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators. Based on the analysis of the current legislation, it is established that the issues of combating gender-based violence are in the field of view of public authorities. The available legal framework covers the main areas of such counteraction. However, statistics that show an increase in the number of cases of gender-based violence necessitate the improvement of mechanisms for preventing and combating gender-based violence, as well as the interaction of actors in this area. It was found that in 2020, the Decree of the President of Ukraine decided to recognize the need for immediate implementation of measures aimed at protecting the rights and interests of victims of domestic violence and gender-based violence. In this regard, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was instructed, in particular: to develop and approve a state social program to prevent and combat domestic violence and gender-based violence until 2025; approval of a standard program for victims, as well as improvement of a standard program for offenders, providing appropriate guidelines for the implementation of such programs; ensure the development of bills aimed at establishing liability for harassment (stalking), including through the use of electronic means of communication, such as gender-based violence. The lack of effectiveness of the mechanism for preventing and combating gender-based violence and ensuring the protection of the rights of victims of such violence is emphasized, which is one of the main problems in this area and necessitates the improvement of relevant legislation.