Vision-setting report 2016, para. 69

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The Special Rapporteur encourages the inclusion of equality between women and men and violence against women as subjects of study in university curricula on law and related fields, and in training of legal professionals, such as judges and law enforcement officials. Training should include the international women's human rights framework and practical studies of the rich jurisprudence and case law on violence against women and the obligation of States to take appropriate measures to modify or abolish customs and practices that constitute discrimination against women and that affects women's right to a fair and just trial (see CEDAW/C/57/D/34/2011, para. 8.8).
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2016
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Other
Paragraph number
69