How Gender-Based Violence is Sanctioned in Croatia: Experiences from the Courtroom

U ovom završnom radu obrađuje kako se o problemu rodno uvjetovanog nasilja pristupa u praksi hrvatskih sudova. Budući da imam neposredno iskustvo rada iz sudnice, jer radim kao zapisničarka na Općinskom sudu u Velikoj Gorici, na Prekršajnom odjelu, imala sam priliku svjedočiti mnogim raspravama na kojima su se utvrđivale okolnosti počinjenja nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u obitelji, kako na prekršajnom odjelu tako i na kaznenom. Cilj ovoga rada je ukazati na to da rodno uvjetovano nasilje i nasilje u obitelji ostavljaju teške posljedice na cjelokupnu obitelj, te da se prikaže koliko je rodno uvjetovano nasilje veliki problem u društvu, a institucije javne vlasti još nisu osmislile dobre mehanizme za kažnjavanje i sprečavanje rodno uvjetovanog nasilja i nasilja u obitelji. U ovom radu ističem važnost dosad najučinkovitijeg, najsnažnijeg i najsveobuhvatnijeg alata za sprečavanje i suzbijanje cijelog niza oblika nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u obitelji na europskoj razini: Konvencije Vijeća Europe o sprečavanju i borbi protiv nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u obitelji („Istanbulska konvencija”) .Abstract: This final paper deals with how the problem of gender-based violence is approached in the practice of Croatian courts. Since I have direct experience of working in the courtroom, because I work as a recorder in the Misdemeanor Department at the Municipal Court in Velika Gorica, I had the opportunity to witness many hearings where the circumstances of committing genderbased violence and domestic violence were determined, both in the misdemeanor department and in the criminal department. The aim of this work is to point out that gender-based violence and domestic violence leave serious consequences for the entire family, and to show how gender-based violence is a big problem in society, and that public authorities have not yet devised good mechanisms for punishing and preventing gender-based violence. In this paper, I highlight the importance of the most effective, strongest and most comprehensive tool for preventing and combating a whole range of forms of violence against women and domestic violence at the European level: the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)