La presente monografía trata de analizar aquellos aspectos más relevantes que se refieren a las medidas civiles que afectan a los hijos en los procedimientos de nulidad, separación, divorcio o ruptura de la convivencia de sus padres, cuando se producen situaciones de violencia de género o de conflictividad familiar intensa. Cuestiones tales como la privación de la patria potestad o suspensión de la misma al padre maltratador, la guarda y custodia de los hijos, el régimen de relación con el progenitor no custodio y con otros parientes y allegados, la atribución del uso y disfrute de la vivienda familiar y la pensión de alimentos son abordadas teniendo en cuenta la jurisprudencia vertida por nuestros Tribunales en estos más de diez años desde la entrada en vigor de la Ley Orgánica 1/2004,de 28 de diciembre, de Medidas de Protección Integral contra la Violencia de Género, en orden a concretar cómo se protege «el interés superior del menor» en estos casos. Además, se analizan las nuevas reformas legales que se han producido y que implementan el marco legal de protección del menor, víctima de esta violencia. Entre ellas, la Ley 4/2015, de 27 de abril, del Estatuto de la Víctima del Delito y las leyes de modificación del sistema de protección ala infancia y a la adolescencia (LO 8/2015, de 22 de julio y la Ley26/2015, de 28 de julio). Virginia Múrtula Lafuente es Profesora Titular de Derecho Civil de la Universidad de Alicante. Es autora de diversas monografías y artículos relacionados con distintas parcelas del Derecho Privado. En particular, cabe destacar sus monografías La prestación de intereses (1999) y La protección frente a las cláusulas abusivas en préstamos y créditos (2012) en materia de Obligaciones y Derecho de consumo, respectivamente. Otro de los sectores en los que es especialista es el Derecho de daños, donde puede mencionarse su monografía La responsabilidad civil por daños causados por un miembro indeterminado de un grupo (2005) y su artículo «Resarcimiento y valoración del daño en los casos de violencia contra la mujer con especial atención al mobbing conyugal» (2012).

Diana E. H. Russell, acclaimed author and researcher on sexual violence against girls and women, and co-editor Roberta Harmes have produced a groundbreaking volume on femicide, the killing of females by males because they are female. Dr. Russell has contributed seven provocative original chapters to Femicide in Global Perspective. This anthology includes chapters on woman-killing in Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, Israel, South Africa, other Southern African countries, the United States, and brief testimony from other nations. Together, the authors brilliantly demonstrate how naming femicide helps to expose and bring attention to this most extreme yet neglected form of violence against women, and the urgent need to put femicide on local, national and international action agendas.

Despite legal and social advances in the past two decades, sexual and gender minorities continue to face widespread discrimination and violence in many countries. This discrimination and violence lead to exclusion, which adversely impacts their lives, as well as the communities and economies in which they live. A major barrier to addressing this stigma and sexual orientation and gender identity(SOGI)-based exclusion is the lack of SOGI-specific data. Robust, quantitative data on di‚fferential development experiences and outcomes of sexual and gender minorities--especially those in developing countries--is extremely thin. This paucity of data jeopardizes the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and countries' commitment to the principle of 'leaving no one behind' in the eff‚ort to end poverty and inequality. 'Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities' assesses the unique challenges that sexual and gender minorities face in six important areas: (i) Criminalization and SOGI (ii) Access to education (iii) Access to the labor market (iv) Access to public services and social protection (v) Civil and political inclusion (vi) Protection from hate crimes. This report cov‚ers numerous policy recommendations to prevent and eliminate discriminatory practices in all of the areas covered. It also seeks to inflŽuence legislative changes and support research on institutions and regulations that can ultimately lead to poverty reduction and shared prosperity. At the same time, it acknowledges that the mere existence of inclusive laws and regulations does not ensure that sexual and gender minorities are free from discrimination--the enforcement of those laws is crucial. This publication, the first in a series of studies, will be expanded from the 16 countries included here to a wider set of countries for more in-depth quantitative analysis and to identify possible correlations with socioeconomic outcomes. It will seek to deepen knowledge, facilitate peer learning of good practices, and encourage reforms to increase the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities.

Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (1988) which first exposed the links between environmental degradation and unequal impacts on women, provides a comprehensive introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Over 35 authors have contributed to the book. It starts with a short history of the thinking and practice around gender and sustainable development over the past decades. Next it provides a theoretical framework for analyzing climate change manifestations and policies from the perspective of gender and human security. Drawing on new research, the actual and potential effects of climate change on gender equality and women's vulnerabilities are examined, both in rural and urban contexts. This is illustrated with a rich range of case studies from all over the world and valuable lessons are drawn from these real experiences. Too often women are primarily seen as victims of climate change, and their positive roles as agents of change and contributors to livelihood strategies are neglected. The book disputes this characterization and provides many examples of how women around the world organize and build resilience and adapt to climate change and the role they are playing in climate change mitigation. The final section looks at how far gender mainstreaming in climate mitigation and adaptation has advanced, the policy frameworks in place and how we can move from policy to effective action. Accompanied by a wide range of references and key resources, this book provides students and professionals with an essential, comprehensive introduction to the gender aspects of climate change.

The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.