Judges to be trained on domestic violence
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 02, 2009 00:00
ANKARA - Members of the judiciary will be trained to better deal with domestic violence cases under a new program, Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin announced yesterday before answering reporters’ questions about the local elections.
The two-year training project, a joint effort of the Justice Ministry and the state ministry responsible for women and children’s affairs, aims to raise judges’ awareness about violence against women, domestic violence and social gender equality, and to improve their communication skills.
The protocol on the role of members of the judiciary in combating violence against women was signed yesterday in Ankara with the participation of Şahin and State Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs Nimet Çubukçu.
The judges who serve in 164 family courts will initially be provided with training in groups of 25 or 30 people, Çubukçu said.
The United Nations Population Fund will provide technical and financial support to the project.
Şahin said the existing 164 family courts were not sufficient and that Turkey needed 19 more, adding that for judges to be able to serve in the family courts, they must be over the age of 30, married with children and have a master’s degree in family law.
Noting that family courts not only deal with cases of domestic violence but take social, educational and protective measures to solve the problems stemming from it, Şahin said the new training will contribute to the resolution of problems that have occurred during the implementation of the law.
The protocol on the role of members of the judiciary in combating violence against women was signed yesterday in Ankara with the participation of Şahin and State Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs Nimet Çubukçu.
The judges who serve in 164 family courts will initially be provided with training in groups of 25 or 30 people, Çubukçu said.
The United Nations Population Fund will provide technical and financial support to the project.
Şahin said the existing 164 family courts were not sufficient and that Turkey needed 19 more, adding that for judges to be able to serve in the family courts, they must be over the age of 30, married with children and have a master’s degree in family law.
Noting that family courts not only deal with cases of domestic violence but take social, educational and protective measures to solve the problems stemming from it, Şahin said the new training will contribute to the resolution of problems that have occurred during the implementation of the law.