GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEISRAELMEASURESAMENDMENT NO. 7 (2001) TO THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY LAW
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Amendment No. 7 (2001) to the Prevention of Violence in the Family Law
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2001
Brief Description
The 2001 Amendment no. 7 to the Prevention of Violence in the Family Law established a duty upon certain professionals detailed below, to inform a person treated or advised professionally, reasonably thought to be the victim of a violent or sexual offence committed by her current or previous spouse, of her options – turning to the police, social service department or centers for the treatment and prevention of domestic violence. The duty applies to the following: doctors, nurses, pedagogies, social workers, police officers, psychologists, clinical criminologists, para-medical personnel, lawyers, religious scholars and rabbinical pleaders.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/ISR/4 paras. 114-117
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