nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2cbb56fcbc52ec14 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240117s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2cbb56fcbc52ec14 doi eng 342 23 Çelebi, Dilken Author aut Germany Blocks Europe-Wide Protection of Women Against Violence Çelebi, Dilken Verfassungsblog 2024-01-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Gender-based violence has dramatically increased in the European Union (EU) in recent years. In particular women are widely affected by rape. On 8 March 2022, the Commission presented a Draft Directive for comprehensive, effective and enforceable protection against gender-based violence in all EU Member States. The main point of contention in the negotiations, which could ultimately prevent the adoption of the Draft Directive, is the introduction of the common definition of the criminal offence of rape. The Directive aims to harmonize across Europe the definition of rape as a violation of the consent-based sexual act. Yet, twelve Member States, with Germany and France at the forefront, are not convinced that the EU has a sufficient legal base to regulate that issue. This article highlights the arguments for a common regulation of the criminal offence of rape in the EU under Art. 83 (1) TFEU against the doubts raised by the German Federal Ministry of Justice. CC BY-SA 4.0 Deutschland EU EU Germany Rape Sexual Exploitation Vergewaltigung (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd Deutschland (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4042696-8 gnd Vergewaltigung Koop, Lisa Marie Author aut Melchior, Leokadia Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/germany-blocks-europe-wide-protection-of-women-against-violence/ raw object