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Pathways to Justice: Gender-Based Violence and the Rule of Law

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects one in three women worldwide, making it an urgent and important policy challenge. Many countries around the world have passed laws intended to protection women from violence, and yet violence persists. Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness of the perils women face from gender-based violence—what has come to be known as the “shadow pandemic”—but it has also aggravated risk factors while increasing barriers to protection, support, and justice. To explore these issues, the Wilson Center is launching an edited report focused on the intersection of gender-based violence and the rule of law. This compilation examines how legal frameworks, judicial system responses, and public policy contribute to the ways in which gender-based violence is—and is not—addressed around the world. The publication aims to provide insight into the complicated challenge of gender-based violence and the successes and failures of various public policy responses. Ultimately, it will make the case for why addressing gender-based violence matters and will offer recommendations for a path forward.