Najwa N. J. Criminal Protection for Women Victims of Violence

Abstract

The concept of violence against women is used to refer to any violent acts committed
intentionally or exceptionally towards women. This is evident from the definition of violence
against women contained in the International Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against
Women issued in 1993, which states that violence is “every violent act. It is driven by the
nervousness of sex and causes harm or suffering to the woman, whether from a physical, sexual or
psychological point of view, including the threat of such acts or coercion or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty, whether this occurs in public or private life.” The protection of women from Violence is the
cornerstone that can prevent discrimination and persecution.
This violence is not related to physical abuse only, such as beating, but covers psychological,
sexual and economic violence, which is not limited to the family as a small space but includes a
wider range in society. To protect women from violence, which has become a phenomenon and
problem most countries include in their national legislation laws aimed at guaranteeing the rights of
women by criminalizing all forms of violence and discrimination against. This paper attempts to
study the concept of violence by describing and analyzing the various mechanisms for protecting
women's rights in the legal system.