Intro -- INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TOPROTECT WOMEN -- INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TOPROTECT WOMEN -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: ASYLUM LAW AND FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PRIOR CASE LAW -- Chapter 2: RAPE AS A WEAPON OF WAR: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT -- Chapter 3: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AS PERSECUTION: WHEN CAN IT CONSTITUTE A BASIS FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL? -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- GENERAL BACKGROUND ON ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL -- FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AS A BASIS FOR AN ASYLUM OR WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL CLAIM -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 4: THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW): CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- CEDAW BACKGROUND AND STRUCTURE -- U.S. POLICY -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Chapter 5: THE U.N. POPULATION FUND: BACKGROUND AND THE U.S. FUNDING DEBATE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- UNFPA: ORIGINS AND OPERATIONS -- U.S. POLICY TOWARDS UNFPA -- UNFPA AND CHINA -- KEMP-KASTEN APPLICATION BEYOND UNFPA -- APPENDIX. UNFPA ADMINISTRATION POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONDITIONS, FY1985 TO FY2009 -- Chapter 6: UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- U.N. DEFINITION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- KEY U.N. SYSTEM EFFORTS -- SELECTED U.N. CONFERENCES, AGREEMENTS, AND RESOLUTIONS -- SELECTED U.N. COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS, AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES -- Chapter 7: THE U.N. CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW): ISSUES IN THE U.S. RATIFICATION DEBATE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND AND STRUCTURE -- U.S. ACTIONS -- ISSUES AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE SENATE. APPENDIX A. STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (AS OF APRIL 29, 2009) -- APPENDIX B. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS CONSIDERATION OF CEDAW: TIMELINE AND DOCUMENTATION -- Chapter 8: INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: U.S. RESPONSE AND POLICY ISSUES -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- SCOPE AND CONTEXT -- TYPES OF VIOLENCE -- ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS -- KEY ISSUES AND RELATED U.S. ACTIVITIES -- SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES -- POLICY ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- APPENDIX B. SELECTED U.S. AGENCIES AND OFFICES/BUREAUS THAT ADDRESS GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- INDEX -- Blank Page.