Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 1
Paragraph
Paragraph text
1 Parties shall ensure that investigations into or prosecution of offences established in accordance with Articles 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 of this Convention shall not be wholly dependant upon a report or complaint filed by a victim if the offence was committed in whole or in part on its territory, and that the proceedings may continue even if the victim withdraws her or his statement or complaint.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011), Article 55, 1.