Relevant documents

NATIONAL DOCUMENTS

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUPUBLIC OF CROATIA

http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?art=2405 (in English)

http://www.usud.hr/default.aspx?Show=ustav_republike_hrvatske&m1=13&m2=21&Lang=hr

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LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIALaw on Protection against Family Violence

http://www.ured-ravnopravnost.hr/site/hr/nacionalni-dokumenti/zakoni-kat/zakono-zastiti-od-nasilja-u-obitelji.html

Criminal Code

http://www.zakon.hr/z/98/Kazneni-zakon

Family Law

http://www.zakon.hr/z/88/Obiteljski-zakon

Criminal Procedure Act

http://www.zakon.hr/z/174/Zakon-o-kaznenom-postupku

Gender Equality Act

Zakon o ravnopravnosti spolova NN 82/08.

Anti-discrimination Act

Zakon o suzbijanju diskriminacije NN 85/08

Law on the confirmation of the Optional Protocol for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Zakon o potvrđivanju Fakultativnog protokola uz Konvenciju o ukidanju svih oblika diskriminacije žena NN (Međunarodni ugovori) 3/01.

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POLITICS, PLANS, PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIESThe National Policy for Gender Equality for the period 2011-2015
Nacionalna politika za ravnopravnost spolova 2011.-2015. NN 88/11

National Strategy of Protection against Domestic Violence for the period 2011-2016
Nacionalna strategija zaštite od nasilja u obitelji, za razdoblje 2011. – 2016.

National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, and Related Resolutions for the period 2011 – 2014
Nacionalni akcijski plan za provedbu rezolucije Vijeća sigurnosti UN-a 1325 (2000) o položaju žena , miru i sigurnosti i srodnih rezolucija za razdoblje 2011. – 2014.

Rules of Procedure in Cases of Family Violence
Protokol o postupanju u slučaju nasilja u obitelji

Rules of Procedure in the Cases of Sexual Violence
Protokol o postupanju u slučaju seksualnog nasilja

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INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

UNITED NATIONS

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

In English:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm

In Croatian:
http://www.ured-ravnopravnost.hr/site/preuzimanje/biblioteka-ona/14-UN-konvencija.pdf

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women

In English:
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/48/a48r104.htm

In Croatian:
http://www.ured-ravnopravnost.hr/site/preuzimanje/dokumenti/un/a-res-48-104.pdf

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

In English:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/

In Croatian:
http://www.ured-ravnopravnost.hr/site/preuzimanje/dokumenti/un/beijing/pekinska_deklaracija.pdf

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/45: Elimination of Violence against Women
http://www.refworld.org/docid/43f3133b0.html

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2005/41: Elimination of Violence against Women
http://www.refworld.org/docid/45377c59c.html

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE DOCUMENTS

Council of Europe: Recommendation Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=280915

General Recommendation No. 19 adopted by The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/recommendations/recomm.htm

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and Explanatory memorandum
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=210&CM=8&DF=24/12/2011&CL=ENG

Memorandum:
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=CM(2011)49&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=addfinal&Site=COE&BackColorInternet=DBDCF2&BackColorIntranet=FDC864&BackColorLogged=FDC864