At the European level, violence against women is regulated by the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and the Council and the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).
Na evropski ravni urejata področje nasilja nad ženskami Direktiva 2012/29/EU Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta in Konvencija Sveta Evrope o preprečevanju nasilja nad ženskami in nasilja v družini ter o boju proti njima (Istanbulska konvencija).