LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

of March 19, 2013 No. 954

About the prevention of violence in family

This Law governs the public relations connected with the prevention of violence in family.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

- violence in family - intentional illegal action or threat of making of act of physical, mental, economic and sexual nature, and also scornful the attitudes of one family member towards other family member breaking or able to violate the rights and freedoms of these persons, degrade their advantage, do physical or moral harm, lead to forced or intentional imprisonment;

- the prevention of violence in family - the complex of the legal, economic, social and organizational measures performed by the subjects preventing violence in family, directed to protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of man and citizen within the family relations, the prevention of violence in family, determination and elimination of the reasons and conditions promoting violence in family;

- physical abuse in family - intentional illegal act of one family member in relation to other family member, as a result of use of physical force which becomes the reason of drawing physical pain or harm to his health;

- psychological violence in family - threat of physical, sexual, economic abuse, psychological impact, humiliation of honor and advantage of persons jointly living with maintaining general economy to making of offenses or acts which lead to violation of psychological, physical or personal development, violation of the rights and freedoms;

- sexual violence in family - the intentional illegal act of one family member in relation to other family member encroaching on sexual integrity and sexual human freedom, and also the actions of sexual nature made concerning the minor family member;

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