International Agreements Committee
Second Report

2nd Report of Session 2022-23 - published 17 June 2022 - HL Paper 24

Contents

Summary

Agreement reported for special attention

The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (The Istanbul Convention) (CP 674, 2022)

Box 1: Reservations in international law

Reservation affecting certain migrant victims of domestic abuse and violence

Reservation to maintain dual criminality in certain circumstances

Box 2: Dual criminality

Governance and amendments

Human rights

Implementation and entry into force

Territorial scope and consultation

Appendix: List of Members, declarations of interest and Committee staff



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