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ICAAD SGBV Sentencing Handbook

18 October 2018

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a fundamental and widespread violation of human rights affecting approximately one in three women over their lifetime. Pacific Islands Countries experience some of the highest rates of SGBV in the world, the physical, emotional and psychological consequences of which, for women living in the region, are far-reaching. This Handbook is primarily aimed at assisting lawyers in analysing case law from Pacific Islands Countries, and provides an introductory analysis of the various societal and community-level factors that contribute to SGBV and how these can potentially impact judicial sentencing practices.

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