La Llei 5/2008

Identifier:  imarina:9290003

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9290003

Authors:  Laura Román Martín

Abstract:
In the area of gender policies of the Generalitat de Catalunya, one of the first and most important laws is the one that addresses gender violence. This paper presents and analyses Law 5/2008, of 24 April, on the right of women to eradicate gender-based violence, and stresses the novelties introduced by Law 17/2020, of 22 December. It sets out the international and national legal framework for the fight against gender violence, and places gender policies within the Catalan Statute. Next, it explains the main contributions made by Law 5/2008 and its developments. The rest of the paper deals with the 2020 reform: