PUBLICATION AND SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE OF THE GUIDE OF COORDINATED APPROACH IN THE AREA OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND CIVILIANS IN THE AREA OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
The Guide, prepared by the working group that the legal studies centre established in the month of may, is intended primarily for Professionally Qualified lawyers and in the administration of justice, but is a tool that can provide guidance to other professional groups involved in the protection of victims of violence on women.
On wednesday, 23 november, the director of legal studies centre, Abigail Fernández González, and members of the working group, María José Costa Lamenca e Ignacio Ramiro Albalate,presented to the minister of justice in an actalso attended by the state secretary for justice, the secretary-General for innovation and quality of public service of justice and the director-General for the public service of justice.
The director of the JRC and authors of the work presented the background and context in which it established the working group, the methodology used and results achieved.
Theobjectivesthe guide are:
- To summarize the applicable rules and jurisprudence on the civil jurisdiction in criminal proceedings and civilians in the area of violence on women.
- Collect elements of consensus and good practices identified by the working group, and make possible proposals to standard.
- Improve the detection of a history of violence on women in the family.
The Centre for legal studies, among other things, the powers of promotion and realization of studies, research, publications, and activities which may help to improve the training of the police Justice.
Therefore, in parallel with training técnico-jurídica, JRC has sought to encourage conclusions, the generation of good practices, and, ultimately, to contribute to building asoft lawto unify criteria and produce a more consistent treatment of similar issues, promoting legal certainty and increasing the quality of the justice system in respect of the assessments of those involved in the proceedings, and assume responsibility and competence of each of the decisions taken.
The result of these commitments, and since the concern about the impact of violence against women in the area of family, the guide arises coordinated approach in the area of criminal proceedings and civilians in the area of violence on women, which will be issued for its free consultation (Laboratory of Ideasthe site of the JRC, integrating into the same time, therepertory jurídico-científicothe agency.