Women's rights are human rights: A decade of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention

Stojanovska-Stefanova, Aneta and Magdinceva Sopova, Marija (2021) Women's rights are human rights: A decade of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention. Yearbook of the Faculty of tourism and business logistics, Goce Delcev University-Stip, 1 (1). pp. 79-89. ISSN 2671-3969

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Abstract

The paper's aim is to make theoretical overview on the importance and of the one decade implementation by the
states of the Istanbul Convention, or the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against
Women and Domestic Violence, that was adopted in 2011. The Istanbul Convention is a guarantee for women's and human
rights. The Convention focuses on the elimination of violence against women, it encourages governments to implement protections in cases of gender, race, sexual orientation, and age-based violence and discrimination. This treaty, as well seeks to address gender-based violence in all its various forms. Member states are expected to amend their laws to define and criminalize violence against women and children, provide public education, and protect victims by establishing strong support services, in line with international standards. Therefore, the authors focus is to present the importance and the first decade of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, as well as Poland’s and Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention. Also, the paper will present Macedonian case of implementation of the Convention. At the end conclusions of the date analyses and recommendations for the future
will be given.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Law Social Sciences > Other social sciences Social Sciences > Political Science
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User:	Aneta Stojanovska
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2021 11:57
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2021 11:57
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28830

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