WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses domestic violence
What's in it
The indicator assesses whether the following exists: (1) law or legal provisions on domestic violence; (2) law establishes criminal penalties for domestic violence; (3) law establishes protection orders for victims of domestic violence; (4) law on domestic violence addresses physical, psychological, financial/economic, and sexual violence (including marital rape), where partial score of 0.25 is assigned to each form of violence addressed. The total indicator score = 1 if all four conditions are met and all four forms of domestic violence are addressed in the law. Partial score is assigned if all four conditions are met, but only some and not all four forms of domestic violence are addressed in the law; otherwise score=0. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf) Bron: World Bank: Women, Business and the Law. https://wbl.worldbank.org/.