Update to NIC29755.E of 3 July 1998 on the refusal of magistrates and judges to proceed with cases falling under the terms of Law 230; whether local courts continue to hear cases under Law 230 without the authority to do so; the impact of a Supreme Court opinion to the effect that measures to protect victims of domestic violence should be ordered by means of a summary hearing; whether forensic physicians are available to assess victims; whether the proposals of the Inter-Institutional Committee to solve problems in the application of Laws 230, 150 and 143 have been adopted; whether police officers continue to reach extra-judicial settlements in cases of domestic violence; whether the Law on the Organization and Implementation of the State has been implemented; update to NIC2954.E of 17 June 1998 on whether the Criminal Procedures Code has been amended to ensure conformity with Law 230; existence of centres offering psychiatric or psychological services to victims of domestic violence; existence of educational programs for police officers in the area of domestic violence; whether educational programs have been initiated to foster a better understanding of the meaning of psychic injury [NIC33908.E]
Update to NIC29755.E of 3 July 1998 on the refusal of magistrates and judges to proceed with cases falling under the terms of Law 230; whether local courts continue to hear cases under Law 230 without the authority to do so; the impact of a Supreme Court opinion to the effect that measures to protect victims of domestic violence should be ordered by means of a summary hearing; whether forensic physicians are available to assess victims; whether the proposals of the Inter-Institutional Committee to solve problems in the application of Laws 230, 150 and 143 have been adopted; whether police officers continue to reach extra-judicial settlements in cases of domestic violence; whether the Law on the Organization and Implementation of the State has been implemented; update to NIC2954.E of 17 June 1998 on whether the Criminal Procedures Code has been amended to ensure conformity with Law 230; existence of centres offering psychiatric or psychological services to victims of domestic violence; existence of educational programs for police officers in the area of domestic violence; whether educational programs have been initiated to foster a better understanding of the meaning of psychic injury [NIC33908.E]