Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardise national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence

On behalf of the European Commission a team with Carol Hagemann-White, Liz Kelly, Thomas Meysen and Renée Römkens as lead researchers carried out a feasibility study to map national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence in all 27 EU-Countries. The findings were analyzed and recommendations for both EU and national policies developed with a view to the increased harmonization. The study has been published in print and online.  

The annexes contain a comprehensive country by country matrix that sums up the most important findings in legislation for all the forms of violence, a table with existing minimum standards supplemented by revised or new proposed standards and a glossary. 

A working group led by Carol Hagemann-White reviewed the research on the factors at play in perpetration for the different forms of violence against women, against children and sexual orientation violence. The group, wrote a comprehensive literature review and developed an innovative, interactive visual model showing how different factors and their interplay increase the likelihood of perpetrating violence, and how prevention and intervention can interrupt this process. The model can be found on a CD appended to the printed report and online as well. Its purpose is to show the complexity of research and make it comprehensible at the same time. In addition it shows multiple paths to perpetration for the most frequent forms of violence and illustrates the meaning and function of prevention and intervention, which can stimulate thinking about new measures to prevent and combat violence. 

The feasibility study and the perpetration model are available in German, English and French and can be downloaded here. 

The english model can also be used online.

 

 

Ravi K. Thiara Stephanie A. Condon Monika Schröttle (eds.) (2011): Violence against Women and Ethnicity: Commonalities and Differences across Europe, Barbara Budrich

This book draws together both: theory and practice on minority/migrant women and gendered violence. The interplay of gender, ethnicity, religion, class, generation and sexuality in shaping the lives, experiences and choices of minority/migrant women affected by violence has not always been adequately theorised within much of the existing  writing on violence against women. Feminist theory, especially the insights provided by the concept of intersectionality, are central to the editors’ conceptual frameworks. (see also here)

 

 

Older Publications

Please note that the copyright of CAHRV publications belongs to the authors. 

CAHRV Publications

• CAHRV Final Report (2008): Gendering Human Rights Violations: The case of interpersonal violence (pdf)
• Humphreys, C./ Carter, R. et al. (2006): The justice system as an arena for the protection of human rights for women and children experiencing violence and abuse (pdf file)
• Martinez, M./ Schröttle, M. et al. (2006): State of European research on the prevalence of interpersonel violence and its impact on health and human rights (pdf file) (Executive summary, pdf file) (Executive summary in German language, pdf file) (Executive summary in Spannish, pdf file) (Executive summary in Polish) (Executive summary in French, pdf file)
• Schröttle, M./ Martinez, M. et al. (2006): Comparative reanalysis of prevalence of violence against women and health impact data in Europe - obstacles and possible solutions. Testing a comparative approach on selected studies (pdf file)
• Hanmer, J./ Gloor, D./ Meier, H. et al. (2006): Agencies and evaluation of good practice: domestic violence, rape and sexual assault (pdf file)
• Puchert, R./ Busche, M. et al. (2006): Protective environmental factors securing Human Rights. A literature review (pdf file)
• Puchert, R./ Busche, M. et al. (2006): Protective environmental factors securing Human Rights. Structured map of literature (pdf file)
• Hearn, J./ Novikova, I. et al. (2007): Methodological Framework Report (pdf file) (Executive summary, pdf file) (Executive summary subnetwork 2) 
• CAHRV findings on good practice (2007) (pdf file) (Spannish version, pdf file) (Polish version, pdf file)
• Martinez, M./ Schröttle, M. et al. (2007): Perspectives and standards for good practice in data collection on interpersonal violence at European level (pdf file)

Hard copy "EU RESEARCH ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES - CAHRV - Report on State of research on prevalence of interpersonal violence, and its impact on health and human rights available in Europe" can be ordered (EUR 21915 - ISBN 92-79-02364-0). List of sales agents is on the Publications Office website: http://publications.europa.eu or apply for it by fax: (352) 29 29-42785. 

  Government releases

• German national prevalence study on violence against women (Summary, pdf file)
• German evaluation study on intervention projects (Summary, pdf file)
• German pilot study on violence against men (Summary, pdf file)
• Kavemann, B./Rabe, H. (2007): The Act Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes - implementation, impact, current developments. Findings of a study on the impact of the German Prostitution Act (pdf file)

Other

• Hagemann-White, C., Bohne, S. (2003): Versorgungsbedarf und Anforderungen an Professionelle im Gesundheitswesen im Problembereich Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen. Expertise für die Enqu1etekommission "Zukunft einer frauengerechten Gesundheitsversorgung in Nordrhein-Westfalen" (pdf file)
• Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardize national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orinetation violence (2010). Funded by the Daphne III programme. Download under: www.ec.europa.eu/justice/funding/daphne3/funding_daphne3_en.htm - under Calls/Documents (pdf file)