Decree (№684 of December 18, 2014) of the Georgian Governmenton approval of the regulations for the victim identification and definition of the status by the violence vs women and/or domestic violence victims’ status definition group (victim identification group) existing within the interagency commission on issues of gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence.
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This decree regulates the conditions of identification and determination of the status of the victims of violence against women and/or domestic violence, for the group assigning the victim’s status, together with the authorizations of the participants in the victim’s status assignment process.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF GEORGIA(partially consolidated version)
See Article 199 of this code, which defines additional restriction forms of the preventive measures set by the Court against the accused during the criminal proceedings of the cases of violence vs women and/or domestic violence.
CRIMINAL CODE OF GEORGIA(partially consolidated version)
This Code defines the grounds for the criminal liability, determines the being of actions criminal, and sets appropriate punishment or other criminal measures. Several Articles of this Code refer to the domestic violence.
CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE OF GEORGIA(partially consolidated version)
See Article 1873 of this Code, which determines the types of the civil disputes subject to the Court mediation, including the disputes related to the violence vs women and/or domestic violence.
ORGANIC LAW OF GEORGIA LABOUR CODE OF GEORGIA(partially consolidated version)
See subparagraph “h” of paragraph 2 of Article 36 of this code, which sets the regulations for suspension of the labor relations with the victim of violence vs women and/or domestic violence.
ORGANIC LAW OF GEORGIA LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT CODE(partially consolidated version)
See paragraph 4 of Article 16 of this Law, which defines the authority of the Municipality related to the measures of prevention of violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF ALIENS AND STATELESS PERSONS(full consolidated version)
See subparagraph “i” of Article 15, paragraph 61 of Article 17 and subparagraph “b1” of Article 61 of this Law, which sets the special conditions of the issue of residence and exile from Georgia for the alien victims of the domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON HIGHER EDUCATION(partially consolidated version) See paragraph 2 of Article 37 of this Law, which refers to the obligation of the academic personnel related to the submission of the information concerning the fact of violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON PUBLIC SERVICE (partially consolidated version)See paragraph 2 of Article 55 of this Law, which contains the list of the cases for suspension of the authority of the public employee, including the cases of violence vs women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON MEDICAL PRACTICE(partially consolidated version)
See paragraph 2 of Article 48 and subparagraph “c” of Article 49 of this Law, which refer to the independent physicians’ authority related to the reporting of the facts of violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING(partially consolidated version)
See paragraph 1 of Article 34 of this law, which obliges Director of the vocational and training institution to report to the appropriate institutions information related to the fact of violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON POLICE(partially consolidated version)
See Article 17 of this Law, which contains the list of the Police powers during the implementation of the preventive measures, including the issues of the violence vs women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON PATIENT’S RIGHTS(partially consolidated version)
See subparagraph “c” of paragraph 1 of Article 28 and subparagraph “c” of Article 29 of this Law, which define the regulation on accessing-revealing of the confidential information directly related to the facts of violence vs women and/or domestic violence, for the provider of the medical services.
LAW OF GEORGIA IMPRISONMENT CODE(partially consolidated version)
See Article 451 of this Law, which defines the obligations of the administration of the penitential institution during the release of the persons convicted for violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON LEGAL AID(partially consolidated version)
According to this law, anyone has a right to enjoy a consistent and qualified legal counseling and legal aid at State expense. Legal counseling shall be provided for any legal issues, while the legal aid is ensured during the criminal, civil and administrative proceedings.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON ARMS(English version not available)
See Article 10 of this Law, which defines the restriction measures on arms possession carrying during the use of the restraining order against a person.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON GENERAL EDUCATION(full consolidated version)
See Article 201, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 43, paragraph 3 of Article 483 of this Law, which define obligations of the various persons at school related to the submission of the information concerning the fact of violence against women and/or domestic violence.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON GENDER EQUALITY(partially consolidated version)
This Law defines the main guarantees of ensuring the equality of the rights, freedoms and possibilities of woman and man determined by the Constitution of Georgia, defines legal mechanisms and conditions of implementation of the rights and freedoms of woman and man within the appropriate fields of the public life.
LAW OF GEORGIA JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE (partially consolidated version)See paragraph 11 of Article 52 of this Law, which, within the framework of the criminal case, defines the interviewing and interrogation restrictions of the minors involved in the cases of the violation against women and/or domestic violation.
LAW OF GEORGIA ON LAWYERS(partially consolidated version)
See paragraph 1 of Article 4 of this Law, which Refers to the authority of the attorney related to the submission of the information concerning the fact of violation against women and/or domestic violence.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE CODE OF GEORGIA(partially consolidated version)
See Chapter VII3of this code, which regulates the administrative proceedings concerning the prevention of violence vs women and/or domestic violence, protection and support of the victims of violence.
Administrative Offences Code of Georgia(partially consolidated version)
See sub-paragraph “a” of Article 246 of this Code concerning the list of the State institutions that have the right of the administrative detention in case of violence committed against women and/or domestic violence.
Council of Europe Convention (Istanbul Convention) on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Full version) This Convention has been ratified by the Decree (N543 – IIs, April 5, 2017) of the Georgian Parliament, and is effective since September 1, 2017. The said Convention covers all forms of violence against women, including the domestic violence. The Convention is applicable to any victims of the domestic violence and upon implementation of the provisions of this Convention the member countries ensure special attention to women victims of the gender-based violence.
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ADOPTED BY UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY(full version) This Convention has been ratified by the Decree (N561, September 22, 1994) of the Georgian Parliament, and is effective since November 25, 1994. Main scope of this Convention is the “elimination of discrimination against women”, which considers any gender-based differences, exclusions or limitations that infringe or nullify equality of men and women in various fields.
