Domestic Violence in ECtHR Case Law: State Positive Obligations and the Istanbul Convention

Namen magistrskega dela je raziskati prakso ESČP z vidika pozitivnih obveznosti držav podpisnic EKČP na področju nasilja v družini. Na podlagi teze je osrednja pozornost naloge usmerjena v ugotavljanje odnosa med posebnimi značilnostmi nasilja v družini in konkretnim ravnanjem državnih organov. Prvi in krajši tematski sklop je posvečen medpartnerskemu nasilju kot družbenem pojavu, njegovi umestitvi v pravo človekovih pravic in polje pozitivnih obveznosti ter mednarodnemu pravnemu okviru na tem področju. V drugem, osrednjem delu so najprej predstavljeni primeri iz sodne prakse v zvezi z 2., 3., 8. in 14. členom EKČP, nato pa skupne teme, in sicer specifične lastnosti nasilja v družini, Osmanov preizkus in vloga kazenskega prava glede na razlogovanje Sodišča. Magistrsko delo se zaključi s strnjenim prikazom ključnih elementov pozitivnih obveznosti v okviru nasilja v družini ter opredelitvijo do teze.The aim of the thesis is to explore the ECtHR\u27s case law on positive obligations of the Signatories to the ECHR with regard to domestic violence. Based on the initial hypothesis, the main focus of research is on the interplay between the specific nature of domestic violence and actions of State authorities. The thesis first gives a short overview of partner violence as a social phenomenon, its position within human rights law and positive obligations as well as the relevant international legal framework. It then turns to domestic violence case law in relation to ECHR Articles 2, 3, 8 and 14, followed by a general discussion on distinctive features of domestic violence, the Osman test and the role of criminal law based on the Court\u27s reasoning. The discussion ends with an attempt to summarize the chief elements of positive obligations regarding domestic violence and a statement on the hypothesis