Assault on Women: Right of Private Defense against Domestic Violence in Naypyitaw Union Territory

Due to traditional and cultural conventions, social practises, and a lack of legal awareness in Myanmar, most women do not protect the victims of domestic abuse from the offenders. Domestic violence is defined as the purposeful use of physical, mental, or sexual force in an intimate or domicile relationship, whether actual or threatened. The research seeks to identify ineffective laws and norms for preventing domestic violence, which can lead to physical assault. On July 22, 1997, Myanmar adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). However, Myanmar's existing laws remain incompatible with CEDAW and incompatible with the implementation and protection of women's rights. Furthermore, it fails to meet CEDAW requirements for defining and directing prohibition. Although the Penal Code contains provisions dealing to assault and the increasing realisation of women's rights, Myanmar lacks particular legislation relating to domestic abuse against women. Domestic violence conditions, facts, and case studies will be presented in this research project based on data from the Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement, the Ministry of Legal Affairs, the Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation, the Supreme Court of the Union, and other Township Courts in Naypyidaw Union Territory. In addition, private interviews will be done in the relevant department with women over the age of 18 and their relevant environment, as effective survey questions regarding domestic violence. Therefore, particular legislation should be addressed to safeguard the right to live free from domestic abuse and discrimination against women.