Publications

Part of the IPU's campaign and programme of work to tackle violence against women, the third Conference for members of parliamentary bodies dealing with gender equality was entitled A Parliamentary Response to Violence against Women. Held in December 2008, the

ʺKnowledge is power ʺ runs the adage. During the Conference on 'Informing Democracy', held in October 2008, a participant completed it by adding “and we are trying to make very powerful MPs”. This aspiration is fundamental to the quality of

This brochure was designed for the IPU campaign Parliaments Take Action on Violence against Women. It focuses on six priority actions for parliaments identified as the principal elements and strategies likely to effectively contribute to putting an end to violence

This illustrated booklet reports on the work of the annual 2008 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, which took place in September 2008 and was a joint undertaking of the IPU and the European Parliament. The booklet includes

Every 10 seconds, somewhere in the world, a little girl is a victim of genital mutilation. Three million girls are excised every year. To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM on 6 February 2008, more than 100

The Guidelines published by IPU in 2000 helped many parliaments to set up or develop their website. Now almost every parliament in the world is present online. Today's challenge is to make the most effective use of the Internet to

By Hironori Yamamoto. Parliamentary oversight is a multi-faceted activity. Tools for parliamentary oversight examines the mechanisms and processes used in oversight activities. It identifies and analyzes the tools that are commonly found in plenary and in committee work, where detailed

This illustrated booklet reports on the work of the Conference on broadcasting of parliamentary business through dedicated TV channels and public broadcasting systems, held in Geneva on 19 October 2006. The Conference was convened by the IPU, the European Broadcasting

This illustrated booklet reports on the work of the annual 2006 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, which took place in December 2006 and was a joint undertaking of the IPU and the European Parliament. The booklet includes

As part of its efforts to strengthen the capacity of parliaments to promote and protect human rights, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists and the Association for the Prevention of Torture, organized this seminar, which

As part of its efforts to strengthen the capacity of parliaments to promote gender equality and respect for women's rights, the IPU organised a first seminar of parliamentary bodies dealing with gender issues in Geneva, in December 2006. The seminar

By G.S. Goodwin-Gill. In 1994 the first edition of Free and Fair Elections sought to establish the content of the rules and standard of international law pertaining to free and fair elections, with special attention to State practice. The new