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PHL-2004-L-72734
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9262).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Philippines
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2004-03-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for the protection of women and children against violence by defining violence and providing penalties including imprisonment and fines. It also provides for the issuing and modalities of protection orders. Battered Woman Syndrome is recognised as a defence, in addition to self-defence as set out in the Penal Code. The Act also provides that perpetrators are to receive counselling for anger management and if necessary are to be submitted to psychiatric treatment or confinement.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
The House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines
URL
http://www.congress.gov.ph
File
PHL72734.pdf (PDF of Act)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2004-06-28
Volume
vol. 100
Number
No. 26
Page range
4037-4049
ISBN
0115-0421