Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)(Convención Interamericana para Prevenir, Sancionar y Erradicar la Violencia contra la Mujer (Convención de Belém do Pará)) (IAC)

Decree No.645: Law of Equality, Equity and Eradication of Discrimination Against Women (Ley de Igualdad, Equidad y Erradicación de la Discriminacion contra las Mujeres) (LEDW)

The terms did not apply to the questions listed in this questionnaire.

Decree No.902 The Law Against Domestic Violence (Ley contra la Violencia Intrafamiliar) (LADV)

Article 3 defines "domestic violence" as "any act or omission, direct or indirect, that causes harm, physical, sexual, or psychological suffering, or death to members of the family" [translation] (Article 3, ibid.).

Article 200 of the Criminal Code prohibits domestic violence and provides for sentences from one to three years of imprisonment (Article 200, ibid. 1997).

Decree No.1030: Penal Code (CódigoPenal) (PC)

Decree No.733: Code of Criminal Procedure (Código Procesal Penal) (CP)

Decree No.133: Family Procedural Law (Ley Procesal de Familia) (FPL)

Code of Civil Procedure (Código de Procedimientos Civiles) (CCP)

Decree No.520: Special Comprehensive Law for a Life Free of Violence for Women (Ley Especial Integral para una Vida Libre de Violencia para las Mujeres) (SCVW)

Special Law for the Protection of Victims and Witnesses(Ley Especial para la Protección de Víctimas yTestigos) (SLPVW)