Protection Measures Against Domestic Violence in the Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

Abstract

With the aim of eliminating the harmful consequences of domestic violence, i.e. its prevention, and thus effective suppression, in addition to criminal or misdemeanor sanctions, the society has at its disposal various measures of special preventive nature, often called protection measures (measures to protect against violence). In Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in other countries in the region, the provisions of family legislation should also contribute to the suppression of various forms or manifestations of domestic violence. To this end, several special laws of preventive nature have been adopted, which have been named as laws on the prevention of domestic violence.