Legislation

Throughout this knowledge module, reference to certain provisions or sections of a piece of legislation, part of a legal judgment, or aspect of a practice does not imply that the legislation, judgment, or practice is considered in its entirety to be a good example or a promising practice.

Some of the laws cited herein may contain provisions which authorize the death penalty. In light of the United Nations General Assembly resolutions 62/14963/16865/206, and 67/176 calling for a moratorium on and ultimate abolition of capital punishment, the death penalty should not be included in sentencing provisions for crimes of violence against women and girls.

Other Provisions Related to Domestic Violence LawsResources for Developing Legislation on Domestic Violence
Sexual Harassment in Sport Tools for Drafting Sexual Harassment Laws and Policies
Immigration Provisions Resources for developing legislation on sex trafficking of women and girls
Child Protection Provisions Resources on Forced and Child Marriage
Other provisions related to dowry-related and domestic violence laws
Related Tools

Resources for advocating for new laws or reforming existing laws

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ABA Rule of Law Initiative Home, Judicial Reform Programs.

Action Group to End Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery, Recommendations for Fighting Human Trafficking in the United States and Abroad Transition Report for the Next Presidential Administration. Available in English

Amnesty International, Making Rights a Reality: Campaigning to Stop Violence Against Women.  Available in English.

 Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders.  Available in English

Coffman, Julia and Reed, Ehren, Unique Methods in Advocacy Evaluationhttp://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/Evaluation/Coffman%20Reed%20Unique%20Methods%20(paper).pdf

Department for Constitutional Affairs, Confidence and Confidentiality:  Improving Transparency and Privacy in Family Courtshttp://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/courttransparencey1106/response-cp1106.pdf

ECPAT International, Strengthening Laws Addressing Child Sexual Exploitation: A Practical Guide. http://ecpat.net/EI/Publications/Legal_Reform/Strengthening_Law.pdf

Equitas: International Centre for Human Rights Education, International Human Rights Training Program Resource Manual. http://www.equitas.org/english/ed-manuals/pdf/IHRTP_Resource_Manual.pdf

Global Justice Center, Legal Tools for the Establishment of Gender Equality through International Law. http://www.worldpulse.com/files/upload/2411/legal_tools.pdf

Global Rights, Combating Human Trafficking in the Americas:  A Guide to International Advocacy.http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/Combating_Human_Trafficking_in_the_Americas.pdf?docID=9143

Global Rights, Making Human Rights Real:  A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/English_Summary_-_Revised_HRE_for_Women_Facilitators_Man.pdf?docID=2846

Global Rights, Legislative Advocacy Resource Guide:  Promoting Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/LARG_Eng_CVRTOC.pdf?docID=3704

Global Rights, Promoting Women’s Human Rights: A Resource Guide for Litigating International Law in Domestic Courts. http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/PWR_ResourceGuideFIN_eVersion.pdf?docID=5063

House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution, Parliament and the Legislative Process. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldselect/ldconst/173/17302.htm

Inter Press Service Africa, Reporting Gender Based Violence:  A Handbook for Journalists.http://www.ips.org/mdg3/GBV_Africa_LOWRES.pdf

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault Advocacy Guide.http://www.naesv.org/Resources/AdvocacyManual030708.pdf

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Legislative Action Guide.http://www.ncadv.org/files/HowtoLobbyManualFinal2006.pdf

O’Connor, Monica and Healy, Grainne, The Links between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Handbook.http://action.web.ca/home/catw/readingroom.shtml?x=89931&AA_EX_Session=3f34649cc97ff22c54a615604f0cb5ab

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, Making the grade: A model national policy for the prevention, management and elimination of violence against girls in school.http://www.actionaid.org/assets/pdf/Model_policy_educ.pdf

Secretariat of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Handbook for Parliamentarians: Parliaments United in Combating Domestic Violence against Women.http://www.coe.int/t/pace/campaign/stopviolence/Source/ID%204170%20Manuel%20Parlementaires%20A5%20Gb.pdf

UN Secretary-General’s In-depth Study on All Forms of Violence Against Women.http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=514

Washington Office on Latin America, Manual for Facilitators of Advocacy Training Sessions. Available in English.

Women’s Institute for Leadership Development, Making Rights Real.