Project Hymenaeus sets out to develop a comparative study of the legislation in force in Portugal and Norway, in the field of domestic violence, with the aim of improving the legal response, especially in criminal law, to this serious social problem, both in Portugal and Norway, ultimately proposing legislative and public policy changes to the competent authorities. A second aspect of this project aims to improve access to the law, for victims of domestic violence, by raising awareness among entities and professionals who work with these victims for the need to simplify the language, so that the meaning of technical-legal terms can be effectively apprehended by victims, allowing them to fully exercise their rights during a criminal proceeding for domestic violence.
Project Hymenaeus is developed by the Faculty of Law – Porto School – of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in partnership with the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen.
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