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Handbook for legislation on violence against women / [prepared by the] Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for the Advancement of Women.

United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women.
2010
KZ5104 .10.IV.2 (Mapit)
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Title
Handbook for legislation on violence against women / [prepared by the] Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for the Advancement of Women.
Added Corporate Author
United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women.
Imprint
New York : United Nations, 2010.
Copyright
©2009
Description
vii, 58 pages ; 28 cm
Formatted Contents Note
International legal and policy instruments and jurisprudence
Regional legal and policy instruments and jurisprudence
Model laws and strategies
Human rights-based and comprehensive approach
Implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
Definitions
Prevention
Protection, support, and assistance to complainants/survivors
Rights of immigrant women
Investigation
Legal proceedings and evidence
Protection orders
Sentencing
Civil lawsuits
Family law
Asylum law
Checklist of steps to be taken when drafting legislation on violence against women.
Note
"This handbook is based on the results of an expert group meeting on good practices in legislation to address violence against women, convened by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in May 2008"--Acknowledgements.
U.N. document symbol: ST/ESA/329.
U.N. sales number: E.10.IV.2.
Location
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Linked Resources
View Handbook on the website of "UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women".
Call Number
KZ5104 .10.IV.2
Language
English
ISBN
9789211302905
9211302900
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