Act on Prevention of Domestic Violence: Critical review through the prism of criminal law

Abstract

The article represents an examination of the new Serbian Act on Prevention of Domestic Violence. At the first place, the subject of the authors' critics is the lack of need for such a special Act in Serbian legal system. The categories of possible perpetrator of violence and procedure of prediction that a criminal offence could be committed are analysed as very doubtful and problematic. At the end, arises a question is it possible that such a preventive quasi-criminal law could provide any protection to the family and its members.

Keywords

• family
• crime
• domestic violence
• victim