WHAT HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAUGHT US ABOUT THE (IN)EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

Combating domestic violence requires an interdisciplinary approach to solving this serious social problem, with law, legal practice and science playing a very important role. Theoretically, it appears as physical, psychological, sexual economic violence, while the victims are mostly weaker groups - women, children elderly. Numerous international documents, well national regulations in field of family, criminal misdemeanor provide protection against but statistical indicators do not speak favor sufficient effectiveness their application practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has way further intensified existing ones, also created new challenges fight violence. Measures isolation, unavailability competent institutions general uncertainty just some causes that have contributed increase number cases possibility protecting such treatment.