Handbook for Legislation on Violence against Women
Comprehensive legislation is fundamental for an effective and coordinated response to violence against women. This handbook outlines the international and regional legal and policy frameworks which mandate States to enact and implement comprehensive and effective laws to address violence against women. It then presents a model framework for legislation on violence against women, divided into 14 sections. Finally, the handbook provides users with a checklist of considerations to be kept in mind when drafting legislation on violence against women. This list highlights the importance of identifying a clear legislative goal; undertaking comprehensive and inclusive consultation with all relevant stakeholders, and in particular victims/survivors; and adopting an evidence-based approach to legislative drafting.
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and the Special Equipment to Be Used for Such Carriage (ATP): ATP as Amended on 2 January 2011
The ATP is an agreement between States, and there is no overall enforcing authority. In practice, highway checks are carried out by Contracting Parties, and non-compliance may then result in legal action by national authorities against offenders in accordance with their domestic legislation.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2010 ISBN: 9789211391398 Pages: 84 Price: $35.00
Forest Products Annual Market Review 2009-2010
The publication provides general and statistical information on forest products markets and related policies in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States). The review begins with an overview chapter, followed by description of the macro-economic situation. Next it includes an analysis of government and industry policies affecting forest products markets. Five chapters are based on annual country-supplied statistics, describing: wood raw materials, sawn softwood, sawn hardwood, wood-based panels, and paper, paperboard and woodpulp. Additional chapters discuss markets for wood energy, certified forest products, value-added wood products, forest carbon and tropical timber. In each chapter, production, trade and consumption are analysed and relevant material on specific markets is included. Tables and graphs provided throughout the text present summary information.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2010 ISBN: 9789211170276 Pages: 184 Price: $40.00
International Law/Governance
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2010 ISBN: 9789211302905 Pages: 68 Price: $16.00
European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road: ADR - Applicable as from 1 January 2011
This agreement is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2011. It contains in particular revised provisions concerning the carriage of dangerous goods packed in limited quantities and the carriage of substances which are toxic by inhalation, new criteria for the classification of environmentally hazardous substances, revised requirements for the construction and testing of pressure receptacles, tanks, battery-vehicles and gas containers, including conformity assessment and periodic inspection, as well as revised provisions for the training of drivers, the safety obligations of unloaders and instructions in writing to be carried on board the vehicle.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2010 ISBN: 9789211391404 Pages: 1296 Price: $155.00
Review of the Sexual Violence Elements of the Judgments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the Light of Security Council Resolution 1820
The aim of this review is to identify the sexual violence elements of the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). It offers a comprehensive overview of the various ways that sexual violence in armed conflict can be interpreted and addressed under international law. The publication further provides easy reference to the conclusions that the ICTY, ICTR and SCSL reached with regard to sexual violence in armed conflict. The report also features an annexed Toolkit that offers key readings, reference, and training materials on sexual violence.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2010 ISBN: 9789211370324 Pages: 100 Price: $20.00
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