A report issued by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime offers good practices and lessons learned designed to assist States in enhancing existing legislation and developing new laws to address violence against women. Based on an expert group meeting held in Vienna, Austria, from 26 to 28 May 2008, the report - “Good practices in legislation on violence against women” - provides guidelines and a model framework for legislation on violence against women, including detailed recommendations, commentaries and examples of good practices.