Judicial Resource Book on Violence Against Women for Asia

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 TreatiesTable of StatutesTable of CasesAbbreviations and Acronyms1. Introduction: Violence Against Women and Girls1.1 Background1.2 VAWG in target countries1.3 Terminology1.4 Commonwealth and UN Women1.5 Rationale and methodology1.6 Goal and beneficiaries 1.7 Structure of the Judicial Resource BookNotes 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 IHRL2.5 Obligations of target countries2.6 Conclusion Notes 3. Combating Violence Against Women and Girls: the Commitment of the CEDAW Committee 3.1 General recommendations3.2 Concluding observations3.3 Individual communication3.4 Inquiry3.5 ConclusionNotes4. Access to Justice for Victims of Violence4.1 Barriers to women’s access to justice4.2 Bias in the courtroom4.3 Guidelines for judgesNotes5. Child, Early and Forced Marriage5.1 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