Judicial Resource Book on Violence Against Women for Asia

Combating Violence against Women and Girls for Cambodia, India, Pakistan and Thailand

Niaz A. Shah (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

212 Seiten

2018
Commonwealth Secretariat (Verlag)
978-1-84929-175-0 (ISBN)

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The Judicial Resource Book on Violence Against Women for Asia deepens our understanding of the forms of VAWG and raises awareness of the role that the judiciary can play in tackling them. It can be used by judicial officers and other professionals to promote justice and fairness in the judicial process for women who have been victims of violence.

The Judicial Resource Book on Violence Against Women for Asia deepens our understanding of the varying forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and raises awareness of the important role that the judiciary can play in tackling them. It is designed to be used by judicial officers and other professionals as a practical contribution towards promoting justice and fairness in the judicial process for women who have been victims of violence.

Produced in partnership with the UN Women Regional Office for Asia- Pacific, this volume brings together information on key judgments of apex courts in Cambodia, India, Pakistan and Thailand to advance protections for women against violence, through
application of constitutional guarantees and international human rights law. Judgments are analysed in the context of relevant legislative frameworks, and guidance offered on best practices on overcoming gender bias when dispensing justice.

Dr Shah is a Reader/Associate Professor in Law at the School of Law and Politics, University of Hull, United Kingdom. Dr Shah is also a barrister practising from Nexus Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn, London.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Table of Treaties
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Introduction: Violence Against Women and Girls
1.1 Background
1.2 VAWG in target countries
1.3 Terminology
1.4 Commonwealth and UN Women
1.5 Rationale and methodology
1.6 Goal and beneficiaries
1.7 Structure of the Judicial Resource Book
Notes

2. Violence Against Women and Girls as a Human Rights Issue
2.1 International Human Rights Law (IHRL)
2.2 Defining Violence against Women and Girls
2.3 VAWG as a human rights issue
2.4 Obligations under IHRL
2.5 Obligations of target countries
2.6 Conclusion
Notes

3. Combating Violence Against Women and Girls: the Commitment of the CEDAW Committee
3.1 General recommendations
3.2 Concluding observations
3.3 Individual communication
3.4 Inquiry
3.5 Conclusion
Notes

4. Access to Justice for Victims of Violence
4.1 Barriers to women’s access to justice
4.2 Bias in the courtroom
4.3 Guidelines for judges
Notes

5. Child, Early and Forced Marriage
5.1 Cambodia
5.2 India
5.3 Pakistan
5.4 Thailand
Notes

6. Domestic Violence
6.1 Cambodia
6.2 India
6.3 Pakistan
6.4 Thailand
Notes

7. Rape
7.1 Cambodia
7.2 India
7.3 Pakistan
7.4 Thailand
Notes

8. Sexual Harassment
8.1 Cambodia
8.2 India
8.3 Pakistan
8.4 Thailand
Notes

Annex 1. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women 1979
Annex 2. Table of Treaties

Erscheinungsdatum	24.03.2018
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 253 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-84929-175-6 / 1849291756
ISBN-13	978-1-84929-175-0 / 9781849291750
Zustand	Neuware