Full Description
This timely book evaluates the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, otherwise called the Istanbul Convention, as part of ongoing debates on gender equality and human rights treaties compliance in Europe.
While identifying the Convention as the 'gold standard' in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), expert contributors also advocate for the role that academic research can play in understanding and providing solutions for persistent problems in its implementation. Through a comparative analysis of diverse case studies chapters highlight the complexities surrounding the ratification, implementation, and impact of the Convention. This book addresses key issues such as domestic violence, feminicide, rape, and forced marriage, illustrating how the treaty has been integrated into legal and institutional frameworks.
Academics and researchers in law, gender studies, human rights, political science, and European studies will benefit from the comprehensive analysis of this book. It is also a vital read for policymakers, legal practitioners, NGOs, advocacy groups, and activists involved in GBV prevention.
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction - The Istanbul Convention: From the 'gold
standard' to its practical application 1
Wojciech Burek, Katarzyna Sękowska-Kozłowska and
Andreas Zimmermann
2 Patriarchalism, ethno-nationalism, or self-determination?
Explaining the backlash against the Istanbul Convention in
Central and Eastern Europe 14
Ivo Gruev and Anna Śledzińska-Simon
3 Parliamentary debates on the ratification of the Istanbul
Convention in Poland and Germany 43
Norman Weiß and Wiktor Gajos
4 The Istanbul Convention in Italy: Legislative activism failing
to protect women victims of violence 57
Sara De Vido and Federica Valerio
5 Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Poland against
a backdrop of GREVIO's first evaluation report: Findings,
challenges, next steps 78
Katarzyna Sękowska-Kozłowska and Aleksandra Szczerba
6 Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland: Some
contentious criminal law issues 99
Elina Pirjatanniemi and Lisa Grans
7 The Istanbul Convention and post-Soviet legislation on
domestic violence: Negotiation between traditional values and
human rights of women 116
Marianna Muravyeva and Yuliya Brin*
8 The peculiar case of Bosnia and Herzegovina: No calls for
abolishing the Istanbul Convention, no implementation either
- The case of femicide 146
Ajla Škrbić
9 Preventing femicide through the implementation of the
Istanbul Convention: An overview of the challenges and
problems in Germany and the role of legal NGOs in the
enforcement of the Istanbul Convention 167
Kaja Deller and Navin Mienert
10 Femicide in Poland and the Istanbul Convention 187
Magdalena Grzyb
11 Rape in German criminal law: Law and practice from the
perspective of the Istanbul Convention 205
Julia Geneuss
12 Rape in Polish law from the perspective of the Istanbul
Convention: The conflicting concepts of sexual autonomy and
sexual freedom 223
Monika Płatek
13 Implementation limits of the Istanbul Convention:
Controversies surrounding the absolute prohibition of
mandatory mediation contained in its Article 48(1) 240
Olga Sitarz and Katarzyna Osmenda
14 Challenges and problems related to the implementation of
Article 60 of the Istanbul Convention (gender-based asylum
claims): The case of Poland 259
Magdalena Półtorak
