Violence against Women Courts

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Violence against Women Courts are specialized Spanish judicial bodies dedicated to handling criminal and civil cases related to gender-based violence against women.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ
appliesTo violence committed by current male partners against women ⓘ
violence committed by former male partners against women ⓘ
competence allocation of use of the family home in gender-based violence cases ⓘ
certain family law matters linked to gender-based violence cases ⓘ
criminal offences arising from gender-based violence against women ⓘ
custody and visitation issues connected to gender-based violence cases ⓘ
protective measures for victims of gender-based violence ⓘ
restraining orders in gender-based violence cases ⓘ
spousal support issues connected to gender-based violence cases ⓘ
coordinationWith police units specialized in gender-based violence ⓘ
prosecutor’s offices specialized in gender-based violence ⓘ
social services for victims of gender-based violence ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
establishedBy Organic Law 1/2004 of 28 December on Integrated Protection Measures against Gender Violence ⓘ
establishedIn 2004 ⓘ
focus protection of fundamental rights of women victims of violence ⓘ
rapid adoption of precautionary and protective measures ⓘ
goal to ensure comprehensive institutional response to gender-based violence ⓘ
to provide specialized knowledge on gender-based violence to judges and staff ⓘ
to reduce revictimization of women in judicial proceedings ⓘ
handles civil cases related to gender-based violence against women ⓘ
criminal cases related to gender-based violence against women ⓘ
hasSpecializationRequirement judges with specific training in gender-based violence ⓘ
jurisdiction Spain ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Spanish ⓘ
legalArea civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
legalBasis Spanish Organic Law on Integrated Protection Measures against Gender Violence ⓘ
legalSystem Spanish legal system ⓘ
level first instance ⓘ
overseenBy General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
partOf Spanish judiciary ⓘ
primaryVictimGroup women ⓘ
purpose to centralize criminal and related civil proceedings in cases of gender-based violence ⓘ
to improve effectiveness of prosecution of gender-based violence ⓘ
to provide specialized judicial protection for women victims of gender-based violence ⓘ
relatedTo Spanish Organic Law 1/2004 on gender violence ⓘ
protection orders for victims of gender-based violence in Spain ⓘ
subjectMatter domestic violence ⓘ
gender-based violence against women ⓘ
intimate partner violence ⓘ
typeOfViolenceAddressed economic violence within intimate relationships ⓘ
physical violence ⓘ
psychological violence ⓘ
sexual violence within intimate relationships ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish courts → hasCourt → Violence against Women Courts ⓘ
Criminal Courts (Spain) → hearsAppealsFrom → Courts of Violence against Women (Spain) in criminal matters ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Courts
linked to: Violence against Women Courts