Perspectives of Law and Public Administration (Sep 2020)
IMPACT OF COVID - 19 ON THE INCREASE OF VIOELENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Abstract
The phenomenon of the domestic violence in Kosovo holds an important position in the positive legislation in Kosovo. This phenomenon apart from causing consequences to an individual as a victim, at the same time it causes consequences also for other parts of the family. Domestic violence has been present also in the past in the Kosovo families, but of course with lower intensity by keeping total discretion within the family whereas access of the society in this problem was very small. Violence against women is a complex problem which includes more than an act itself in the personal relations between the husband and the wife. It is a social problem of broad dimensions whose roots are found in the historic attitudes on women and the marriage relations. Socialization of men and women in our society and nomination of women in inferior position and rules that keep women economically dependent, makes women more vulnerable on violence committed by men with whom they live. This victimization of women from their husbands is strengthened from economic situation, mentality and tradition as well as not well awareness among the population on the domestic violence. A phenomenon which increased the number of various forms of violence against women is also Pandemic COVID - 19 who as the consequence of isolation of families within closed environments has had an impact to a category of irresponsible spouses to undertake various forms of violation against women. Violence against women is a serious problem and it deserves big attention of authorities (national and international). There are dozens of years during what this problem has been put in the agendas of many national and international organizations state or nongovernmental organizations. At the international level this attention has resulted with a number of conventions, legal norms, political agreements, directives, recommendations and practical advices. Paper concludes that the denunciation without hesitation and the total respect of these norms with the zero tolerance against the perpetrators of the domestic violence is the only solution to minimize this phenomenon.
