Constitution and Legislative Reform

International IDEA interviewed Maria Ruiz, amember of the Bolivian Constituent Assembly, following her visit to Nepal in September 2008.

This report highlights discrimination against women in nationality laws by examining laws that differentiate between women and men.

This consolidated response highlights the role of international organizations, national governments, and non-profit women’s organizations in mainstreaming gender into national policies and legislation of the South-East Asian countries.

This paper describes experiences of the CIS countries with integrating gender equality in national policies and budgets.

This tool is intended for use by various actors working on police reform. It is designed as a reference tool, with a mix of background information and practical examples and tips to assist in the design and/or implementation of the reform process.

This tool on penal reform and gender provides guidance on responding to gender issues within penal systems.

This tool addresses the gender aspects and challenges of a relatively new phenomenon: the privatisation of security on a global scale.

This tool focuses on the institutional reform of the judiciary, law reform and access to justice, with specific emphasis on gender equality.

This tool is designed to provide a basic introduction to SSR and gender issues for the staff of national governments (including in donor countries), security sector institutions, and regional and international organisations, responsible for the development of SSR policy and programming.