目前,针对妇女的家庭暴力是许多国家和地区广泛存在的社会问题,预防和制止家庭暴力已受到世界上许多国家和地区的重视。联合国在1979年《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》(以下简称《消歧公约》)等相关国际公约和文件中积极倡导各国政府及相关机构采取法律等措施预防和制止家庭暴力。中国政府是联合国《消歧公约》的签署国,对于消除家庭暴力、保护妇女人权承担着国际义务和国家责任。我国2001年修正的婚姻法第 At present, the domestic violence against women is a widespread social problem in many countries and regions. The prevention and suppression of domestic violence has been valued by many countries and regions in the world. In the relevant international conventions and documents such as the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the United Nations actively advocates the adoption of laws and other measures by governments and relevant agencies to prevent and stop domestic violence. The Chinese government is a signatory to the UN Convention on Disarmament and has an international obligation and a national responsibility to eliminate domestic violence and protect the human rights of women. China’s Marriage Law amended in 2001