Article 39 of the Constitution

Country	Croatia
Year	2010
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Article 39 of the Constitution adopted in 1990, and amended in 2010, includes the following provisions on violence against women: Any call for or incitement to war or use of violence, to national, racial or religious hatred, or any form of intolerance shall be prohibited and punishable by law.

Source of Information

Constitution of the Republic of Croatia 1990 (amended in 2010), UN Women Constitutional Database

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