This article argues that Opuz v Turkey marks
a shift in the European Court of Human
Rights' approach to gender-based violence.
Prior to Opuz, the Court consistently
addressed cases of sexual violence through a
State duty to secure rights between private
individuals, not through a discrimination
analysis. In Opuz, the Court relied in part
on the prohibition of discrimination in
Article 14, and thus has serious implications
for the ways in which States must deal with
domestic violence cases.
Patricia Londono, Developing Human Rights
Principles in Cases of Gender-based Violence: