This Legal Resources section provides access to treaties and other international and regional documents, statutes and case law from around the world relating to gender-based violence. By making these resources available, our goal is to promote the use of laws and rules aimed at providing access to justice to survivors of gender-based violence.
Domestic Application of International Human Rights Law:
International & Regional Law:
Domestic Law:
Jurisprudence:
This database provides domestic laws to combat violence against women. To date, it is the most comprehensive database on laws specifically related to gender-based violence. You can also search country-by-country.
Last updated November 2009.
