Chapters

• The Istanbul Convention (IC) and possible legal implications for the EU accession
• Overview
• Prevalence of violence
• The cost of violence against women
• Council of Europe Convention on prevention and combating violence against women and domestic abuse
• The Istanbul Convention (1/3)
• The Istanbul Convention (2/3)
• The Istanbul Convention (3/3)
• Due diligence
• Article 1 – Purposes of the Convention
• Article 2 – Scope of the Convention
• Article 3 – Definitions (1/3)
• Article 3 – Definitions (2/3)
• Article 3 – Definitions (3/3)
• Article 4 – Fundamental rights, equality and non‐discrimination (1/2)
• Article 4 – Fundamental rights, equality and non‐discrimination (2/2)
• Article 5 – State obligations and due diligence
• Article 6 – Gender‐sensitive policies
• Chapter II & III – Integrated policies and data collection & Prevention
• Chapter IV – Protection & support
• Chapter V – Substantive law (in part)
• Chapter VI – investigation, prosecution, procedural law & protective measures
• Chapters VII & VIII – Migration & asylum & International Co-Operation
• The Grevio Committee
• Work of the Committee (1/2)
• Work of the Committee (2/2)
• Some legal implications of accession to the IC for the EU
• Precedence – method
• European Commission
• Progress is slow
• Legal implications of EU accession to the IC (1/2)
• Legal implications of EU accession to the IC (2/2)
• Gender equality
• Criminal law (1/2)
• Criminal law (2/2)
• Directives and other laws
• Potential legal implications for the Court
• Challenges (1/2)
• Challenges (2/2)