The Guidelines on the Legislative Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems provide overarching principles and elaborate in detail the legislative framework critical for implementing international recommendations, with a focus on ensuring a holistic and integrated approach to civil registration, vital statistics and identity management. The Guidelines update and replace the 1998 Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Preparation of a Legal Framework.
I. Overview of civil registration, vital statistics and identity management systems -- II. Human rights and civil registration, vital statistics and identity management systems -- III. Institutional arrangements for civil registration, vital statistics and identity management systems-- IV. Legislative framework -- V. Other laws and policies that support civil registration, vital statistics and identity management systems: incentives, medical profession training and technology -- Annexes A Recommended information for birth, death and fetal death registration -- Annexes B. Recommended information for marriage and divorce registration.

vii, 182 p. : tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182).

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