Protective measures for victims of domestic violence from a human rights perspective - guarantees and risks

Domestic violence - means any intentional act or inaction, whether physical or verbal, physical, psychological, spiritual or economic abuse or the infliction of material or non-material harm, committed by a family member against other family members, including children, and against common or personal property. According to Article 3 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, domestic violence means all acts of physical or psychological violence occurring within the family. Article 1, in conjunction with Article 3 CEDO, imposes a positive obligation on the State to ensure that individuals under their protection are protected against all forms of ill-treatment prohibited by Article 3 CEDO, even if such treatment has been committed by private persons.