Domestic violence in criminal law

Domestic violence in criminal law The purpose of this thesis is to provide the audience with broad and complex overview of legal regulations of the "domestic violence" phenomenon in the Czech legal system with a special focus on the criminal law and the adoption of the new Criminal code and several amendments which have significantly improved the overall situation in this area. In general, domestic violence occurs when a family member, partner or ex- partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another. Although domestic violence often refers to violence between spouses it can also include cohabitants, children and non-married intimate partners sharing the same flat or house. It is important to remember that domestic violence occurs in all cultures and that people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexes and classes can be perpetrators of domestic violence. Since domestic violence represents a very complex problem with many dimensions I have split this paper into total of ten chapters (including introduction and conclusion) which I believe cover the most important aspects of this phenomenon. The thesis concludes with the list of literature, internet resources and legislations used. There are also four graphs included at the very end of this paper which illustrate statistics on domestic..