1st Edition
The Istanbul Convention, Domestic Violence and Human Rights
By Ronagh McQuigg
Copyright 2017
201 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
201 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (also known as the Istanbul Convention) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 7 April 2011. The Convention entered into force on 1 August 2014 and has currently been ratified by 22 states. This Convention constitutes a crucial development as regards the movement to combat... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Issue 3. The Background to the Adoption of the Istanbul Convention 4. The Provisions of the Istanbul Convention 5. Monitoring Mechanisms 6. The Advantages of the Istanbul Convention 7.Challenges for the Istanbul Convention 8. Conclusions
Biography
Ronagh J. A. McQuigg is a Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.
