Publication details
Domestic Violence Protection in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | A Brief Introduction to Czech Law |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | domestic violence; civil procedure law; preliminary ruling; enforcement of law; act of police |
| Description | This article deals with the issue of domestic violence. The author of this article provides the reader with many different interpretations of the concept of domestic violence that is being used in various legal systems. Domestic violence is extremely severe and serious problem that has to be solved in the sphere of social sciences. The main purpose of law is to regulate relations within society and to protect subjective rights and interests. The law protects these (substantive) rights and interests through civil procedure law, eventually through rules of criminal law. This article describes the regulations in the Czech Republic that reflect the legal changes within the last three years. It also presents some questions that are very disputable. It discusses on the Czech legal regulation of protection of actual situations of the domestic violence. These problems may be solved by the acts of police and by issuance of preliminary rulings per curiam. The article concludes with a discussion on the necessity of cooperation with the social sciences. |