Class Legal Support for Violence Protection

Protection against violence is guaranteed by various national legal frameworks and international conventions, which vary according to the type of violence, including gender-based violence, domestic violence and institutional violence. This course involves: Understanding the reference set of regulations and, to this end, examining the historical and cultural history that led to the current regime; Understanding the current national legal framework; Evaluating its effectiveness by analysing the available official statistics (namely the RASI).

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1. Legal Support in Portugal Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (CRP) Portuguese Penal Code Law No. 112/2009 (Legal Framework for Domestic Violence) Law on the Protection of Children and Young People at Risk (Law No. 147/99) Statute of the Victim (Law No. 130/2015) Law No. 93/2021 (Criminalization of Harassment at Work) 2. References from International Organizations European Union (EU) • Directive 2012/29/EU – Establishes • Istanbul Convention (2011) – United Nations (UN) • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) – Guarantees the • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1979). • Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) . Council of Europe • European Convention on Human Rights (1950) – • Lanzarote Convention (2007) – Prevention International Labour Organization (ILO) • Convention No. 190 (2019)

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