Gender-based violence is a term that emphasizes the gender …

Gender-based violence is a term that emphasizes the gender dynamics at play in certain types of violent acts. This often relates to violence against women, perpetrated by men, due to power inequalities. In many countries, including Spain with its Organic Law 1/2004, the law recognizes that these kinds of violent acts occur within a specific societal and cultural context. Hence such cases of violence are handled differently compared to other domestic violence crimes, like those which may occur in same-sex relationships.