Entities of administrative and legal support of response to domestic violence: concept and system

Abstract

The issues of the concept and system of subjects of administrative and legal support for responding to domestic violence are examined in the article. Attention is drawn to the fact that the effectiveness of the activities of such subjects depends on the quality of effective response to facts of domestic violence, provision of assistance and victims’ protection, proper investigation of facts of domestic violence, bringing perpetrators to legal responsibility and changing their behavior. The range of subjects of administrative and legal support, which are subjects of legal relations, is analyzed, it is noted that in each individual case it is different and depends on the sphere of public administration, the activity in which these subjects provide. This also applies to such an area as preventing and combating domestic violence. It is emphasized that the key feature of a subject is the ability to exercise the rights granted and fulfill the obligations imposed. The status of a subject of law is determined by the norms of law and administrative and legal acts that grant it the corresponding rights and obligations. The rights, obligations and authorities of subjects of administrative and legal support for responding to domestic violence are characterized. An analysis of the doctrinal concepts of the subject of administrative and legal support for responding to domestic violence is carried out. The author’s definition of the subject of administrative and legal support for responding to domestic violence is given as a subject of public administration, which, using administrative and legal means, methods and procedures, determines and organizes the implementation of state policy in the field of protecting human rights from violations, covering all spheres of public life, and aimed at combating domestic violence and bringing perpetrators to legal responsibility. It is concluded that preventing and combating domestic violence at the current stage of Ukraine’s development is one of the important areas of its activity, since it is considered not only as a social problem, but also as a problem of protecting human rights, which requires the development of high-quality legal means of its solution. As a result of domestic violence, the rights and freedoms of a particular person are violated, who does not always have the financial means for self-defense, and, accordingly, requires intervention from the state and society. The place of centers for providing free legal aid in the system of preventing and combating domestic violence is determined.