Dealing with domestic violence issues within the legal framework

Enhancing participants' awareness of the concept of protection from domestic violence and its characteristics.

Developing the participants’ knowledge of the texts of applicable laws in Palestine related to family issues that may result in violence against children or women, by addressing issues related to the family and personal status law such as marriage, divorce, alimony, custody and witnessing.

Enhancing participants' awareness of the best practice for effective protection of a child victim of domestic violence.

Enhancing participants' awareness of the best practice of effective protection for women victims of domestic violence.

Determining the basic principles and indicators that deal with protection from violence within the family and reflecting it in their supervisory role over specialists in the scope of their work.

Deepening the awareness of the participants in order to activate the role of child protection counselors in issues related to the family, especially nursery and viewing, especially the importance of their social reports about the victims, in addition to coordination and networking with the relevant authorities.

Enhance legal understanding of indicators related to protection from domestic violence; By addressing the legal texts related to reporting and its obligation, risk assessment, response and mechanisms for providing protection for children and girls in accordance with the legislation in force in Palestine.

Developing a legal understanding of the mechanisms to protect women victims of violence, especially domestic violence.

Enhancing the participants’ awareness of the international conventions related to the protection of women and children from violence within the family.

Developing the legal knowledge of the participants about ways to provide protection for battered women by informing them about the national system for the abuse of battered women, in addition to the system of centers for the protection of battered women.

Propose appropriate amendments to the draft law on family protection from violence in the light of international principles and standards in protecting women victims of domestic violence.