The Investigation of the Legislation on Domestic Violence in Typical State in Civil Law System
There are two modes in the legislation on domestic violence in typical state in civil law system:one is the specific legislation on domestic violence,such as in Germany,France,Japan and South Korea;and the other is no specific legislation on domestic violence,such as in Switzerland,Italy and Russia.As for the for-mer one,the reason for the introduction to the specific legislation on domestic violence is the lack of legal re-sources and the better protection of the rights of victims.The specific legislation on domestic violence enjoys its particularity in legal procedures,rules of evidence,legal liability,protection measures,etc.The compre-hensive legislation model is employed,in which the specific legislation on domestic violence plays the most important role with the help of the combined effects of civil law,criminal law and so on to protect the rights of victims.There is positive correlation between the single legislation and the protection of the victims’rights and interests.Whether there is the specific legislation on domestic violence or not,the domestic violence crime are different from the ordinary ones,which is not directly connected with the socio-economic develop-ment.In order to protect the rights of victims,our country needs the specific legislation on domestic violence.
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