Domestic Violence Concerning Physical Or Mental Suffering

Physical or mental suffering

Concerning physical or mental suffering within the issue of domestic violence can have different definitions. Ferociousness as physical abuse is a common feature. 18 Concerning the psychological part, it is also one of the features of suffering concerning domestic violence. In Ela Grdinics’ article

’Application of the Elements of Torture and Other Forms of Ill-Treatment, as Defined by the

European Court and Commission of Human Rights, to the Incidents of Domestic Violence’ she holds a discussion when she refers to Lenore Walkers’ writings about women’s psychological distress in the context suffering. ”Most of the women in this project describe incidents involving psychological humiliation and verbal harassment as their worst battering experiences,

However, the Court still recognize domestic violence as inhuman or degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention, not as torture.22 A similar case, which were examined in ’The Battered Woman’ written by Lenore

Walker concerning a woman which were in a relationship with acts of domestic violence. This continued for many years. There were occasions of rape, physical abuse and spraying cold water on her body. This is similar to the case mentioned above, Aydin v. Turkey, where she were kept in detention for several days. She was also raped and sprayed with cold water. This is just a few things that she was exposed to during the days in detention.

The distinction between torture and domestic violence is that for constitute torture, is that the victim must be kept in detention and through that, be unable to escape. Meanwhile women who are victims of domestic violence have the possibility to actually leave. However, it is of importance to discuss the possibility of the victims of domestic violence to leave. As established, they ”can” physically leave. But, this have been discussed by psychologists who have focused on women