Violence against women is one of the most pressing problems of our time. Asha Hedayati, a lawyer specializing in family law, describes how the state leaves affected women to fend for themselves and shows what needs to change in order for the responsible institutions to really offer the protection they should. The current law according to the Istanbul Convention provides for the prevention of violence against women, the provision of protection and support and the prosecution of perpetrators. The author describes how partner violence often remains a blind spot in family courts, youth welfare offices, custody and access rights proceedings and how these institutions are themselves part of a violent system. Yet one in four women is affected by violence in her partnership at some point in her life: We almost certainly all have both victims and perpetrators in our circle of acquaintances and friends.

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