GLOSSARY

These are some of the abbreviations used on the website.

ASBOS - UK, anti-Social Behaviour Order
CAFCASS - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, UK reference
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted by UN in 1979
CIVITAS -  Institute For Civil Society, http://www.civitas.org.uk
CPR - Court Procedure Rule, UK reference
DEDAW - Declaration on Elimination of Discrimination against Women
DFES - Department For Education And Skills, ref United Kingdom
DSM-IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)
UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN - United Nations
LIP - Litigant In Person
NA or N/A - Not Applicable
NGO - Non Governmental Organisation
PAS - Parent Alienation Syndrome
TBA - To Be Announced
TBC - To Be Confirmed
TBD - To Be Done

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