Going Beyond the obvious in English for Legal Purposes

This paper deals with some of the problems and implications of Legal English being used as a lingua franca, especially when teaching legal English in courses for judges in various European contexts.

Legislation on violence against women: overview of key components

This study aimed to determine if legislation on violence against women (VAW) worldwide contains key components recommended by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations (UN) to help strengthen VAW prevention and provide better integrated victim protection, support, and care. A systematic search for VAW legislation using international legal databases and other electronic sources plus data from previous research identified 124 countries/territories with some type of VAW legislation. Full legal texts were found for legislation from 104 countries/territories. Those available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish were downloaded and compiled and the selection criteria applied (use of any of the common terms related to VAW, including intimate partner violence (IPV), and reference to at least two of six sectors (education, health, judicial system, mass media, police, and social services) with regard to VAW interventions (protection, support, and care). A final sample from 80 countries/territories was selected and analyzed for the presence of key components recommended by PAHO and the UN (reference to the term "violence against women" in the title; definitions of different types of VAW; identification of women as beneficiaries; and promotion of (reference to) the participation of multiple sectors in VAW interventions). Few countries/territories specifically identified women as the beneficiaries of their VAW legislation, including those that labeled their legislation "domestic violence" law ( n = 51), of which only two explicitly mentioned women as complainants/survivors. Only 28 countries/territories defined the main forms of VAW (economic, physical, psychological, and sexual) in their VAW legislation. Most highlighted the role of the judicial system, followed by that of social services and the police. Only 28 mentioned the health sector. Despite considerable efforts worldwide to strengthen VAW legislation, most VAW laws do not incorporate the key recommended components. Significant limitations were found in the legislative content, its application, and the extent to which it provided women with integrated protection, support, and care. In developing new VAW legislation, policymakers should consider the vital role of health services.

Una aproximación al régimen legal aplicable en el ámbito del turismo colaborativo. La cesión de habitación por parte del anfitrión al huésped

En los últimos años hemos asistido al desarrollo del fenómeno del turismo colaborativo con carácter general y del alojamiento colaborativo de forma particular. La generalización de la contratación a través de internet y su acceso desde dispositivos móviles ha permitido que plataformas como airbnb o homeaway multipliquen su número de usuarios, tanto en el ámbito de los huéspedes o viajeros como en el de los anfitriones. Pese al desarrollo económico al que se ha hecho referencia, existe un gran vacío respecto a la regulación del fenómeno del alojamiento colaborativo. Pues bien, el objeto de la presente comunicación consiste en realizar una primera aproximación al régimen legal de las distintas relaciones que se producen entre los diversos individuos involucrados en este tipo de contratación. Hasta el momento se ha producido dos tipos de acercamientos. Por un lado se ha asimilado este tipo de relaciones al contrato de hospedaje; por otro, también se ha tratado de asimilar este tipo de contratos al arrendamiento de vivienda de corta duración. La adscripción a uno u otro tipo de contrato resulta de la mayor importancia, pues determinará de forma diametralmente distinta los derechos y obligaciones que corresponden tanto al viajero como anfitrión, sin perder de vista las obligaciones legales que corresponden a la plataforma que facilita la contratación.