Prevention of domestic violence has ascended on the Finnish political agenda since the 1980s. It became even more visible in the late 1990s when the results of the first dedicated...
An Garda Síochána (The Irish Police) has new and comprehensive procedures governing the investigation of sexual crime which places an emphasis on tackling crimes against children...
On Wednesday 20 January 2016 Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality, launched the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and gender- based Violence...
In February 2014, the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published ‘Tackling Youth Crime: Youth Justice Action Plan 2014-2018'. The...
Portugal is now in its fifth National Plan against Domestic Violence (2014-2017) (Resolution of the Council of Ministers 102/2013, of the 31st of December). This Plan enlarges the...
Chapter 50 - Narcotics offences (1304/1993) Section 1 – Narcotics offence (374/2008) A person who unlawfully (1) produces or attempts to produce a narcotic substance or cultivates...
The effect of declaring a substance controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended), either in the Schedule to the Act or by Government Order, is to make it an offence...
Finland’s drug policy relies on general social policy measures, national legislation and international conventions designed to reduce the supply and demand of drugs, to reduce the...