ULOGA FEMINIZMA I JAČANJE ZAKONODAVNOG OKVIRA PROTIV NASILJA NAD ŽENAMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
THE ROLE OF FEMINISM AND THE STRENGTHENING OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: Violence against women is identified as a constant characteristic of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s society, with an increasingly prominent tendency for femicide to become its constant as well. In the first part of the paper, the significance of feminism as a segment of ideological political discourse influencing the legislative activity of political authorities is analyzed, but also the society in general in its relationship to and fighting violence against women. The specificities of feminism, the history and the development of the women’s movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been indicated, with the focus on insufficient acceptance, appreciation and inclusion of feminism into the political life of our society. A family as the basic cell of society is seriously endangered nowadays, considering the increase in the number of domestic violence where the woman is most often the victim. Consequently, in the context of domestic violence, the second part of the paper deals with the issue of violence against women, primarily femicide, from the legal aspect. The aim is to point out the importance of femicide incrimination and adequate legal protection of women, with the aim of preventing femicide, treatment and punishment of the perpetrator.

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