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European Union, Violence in the EU Examined, 2009. Available in English.
Horváth, Enikö, Zukani, Monwabisi, Eppel, Desmond, Kays, Monica, Konare, Abdoul, Park, Yeora S., Pischalnikova, Ekaterina Y., Stankard, Nathaniel, and Zingher, Tally, in collaboration with Barad, Elizabeth and Slattery, Elisa, Gender-Based Violence Laws in Sub-Saharan Africa (2007), prepared for the Committee on African Affairs of the New York City Bar as part of a pro bono project by The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Available in English.
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Jivan, Vedna, and Forster, Christine, UNDP Pacific Centre and UNIFEM, Translating CEDAW into Law: CEDAW Legislative Compliance in Nine Pacific Island Countries (2007). Available in English.
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Ministry of Children & Family Development, British Columbia, Canada, Best Practice Approaches: Child Protection and Violence Against Women (2010). Available in English.
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Nikolić-Ristanović, Vesna, and Dokmanović, Mirjana, International Standards on Domestic Violence and Their Implementation in the Western Balkans (2006). Available in English.
National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, Australia, Domestic Violence Laws in Australia (2009). Available in English.
OSCE, Bringing Security Home: Combating Violence Against Women in the OSCE Region. A Compilation of Good Practices (2009). Available in English; Montenegrin; or Russian.
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Handbook for Parliamentarians: Parliaments United in Combating Domestic Violence Against Women, 2006. Available in English.
Pence, Ellen, and Eng, Denise, The Saint Paul blueprint for safety: An Interagency Response to Domestic Violence Crimes (2009). Available in English.
The Advocates for Human Rights, Stop Violence against Women website, Drafting Domestic Violence Laws. Available in English.
The Advocates for Human Rights, Stop Violence against Women website, PowerPoint on Drafting Domestic Violence Laws; available in English.
UNIFEM, Domestic Violence Legislation and its Implementation: An Analysis for ASEAN Countries Based on International Standards and Good Practices, 2009. Available in English.
UNIFEM Central and Eastern Europe, Ending Domestic Violence in Southeast Europe and Turkey: Towards a Regional Strategy for Action, 2007. Available in English.
United Nations, 1996 United Nations Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, a framework for model legislation on domestic violence, 1996, E/CN.4/1996/53/Add.2 (abbreviated herein as the UN Model Framework). Available in Arabic, English, French, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish.
United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Report of the Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting to Review and Update the Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, March 2009. Available in English.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for the Advancement of Women, Handbook for legislation on violence against women (2009). Available in Arabic, English; French; Mandarin; Spanish; and Russian.
- A PowerPoint presentation on the handbook is available in English.
- A video dialogue between two experts discussing the handbook is available in English.
United Nations, The UN Secretary-General’s database on violence against women is an excellent source for laws, action plans, administrative provisions, and more from many countries on violence against women; available in English.
USAID, Toolkit for Integrating Domestic Violence Activities into Programming in Europe and Eurasia, 2009. Available in English.