Gigi Scoles and Anupama Selvam 7 violence. States have fulfilled this due diligence obligation where they have implemented holistic and systemic processes that are available and accessible to all individuals.23 III. Introduction to the Justice Institute Model The mere development of the due diligence standard did not build capacity or understanding within States to properly investigate and punish acts of gender-based violence.24 In many States, there does not seem to be sufficient political will to live up to these standards.25 Where political will exists, however, some steps have been taken, with varying levels of success, to address lack of capacity and understanding of gender-based violence amongst State actors, government officials, and governing bodies.26 Training and awareness-raising programs surrounding the investigation, prosecution, and punishment of gender-based violence for law enforcement and prosecutors have been developed by many States. Others have developed training materials for health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, and social workers training this healthcare workers to best respond to survivors of gender-based violence.27 These efforts demonstrate that some States are making legitimate attempts to fulfill international legal obligations to address gender-based violence.28 The Justice Institute Model designed and used by the Vital Voices Global Partnership To End Violence Against Women (Vital Voices) is one example of such training, which will be addressed for the remainder of this article.29 This multi-disciplinary model is a training for law enforcement, pros­ ecutors, judges, and victim service providers working to address gender-based violence designed to improve implementation and operationalization of local laws addressing gender-based violence, with the aim of ensuring accountability and preventing incidences of gender-based violence within communities. Generally lasting four days, the Justice Institute is a training that utilizes discussion, role play, multimedia and other tools to create an environment where participants from across dif­ ferent disciplines can learn from each other. Vital Voices leads the design of these trainings along­ side government officials from within the State, working with them to create a workshop that fits within the timeframe that the State requests. These workshops strengthen institutional capacity to implement laws while hoping to also create political will to eradicate gender-based violence. This article will describe the history and development of the Justice Institute Model, detail implemen­ tation methods; discuss the impact of trainings; and posit the Justice Institute Model as a strong solution for States to meet their international legal obligations to end gender-based violence. The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women was a collaboration between Vital Voices, the Avon Foundation for Women, and the United States Department of State committed to See Osman v. the United Kingdom, § 115, Reports 1998-VIII, ECHR, Judgment sated 28 October 1998. See Šimonović, supra note 1. 25 See generally Aziz and Moussa, supra note 6. 26 See id. 27 Ertürk, supra note 6 at ¶ 44 28 Manjoo, supra note 22 at ¶ 18-19 (stating that the majority of efforts are focused on providing victims greater access to justice, a significant part of due diligence, which only fulfills part of due diligence obligations). 29 Vital Voices Global Partnership is the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe, enabling them to create a better world for us all. We are at the forefront of international coalitions to combat human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls. We enable women to become change agents in their governments, advocates for social justice, and supporters of democracy and the rule of law. We equip women with management, business development, marketing, and communications skills to expand their enterprises, help to provide for their families, and create jobs in their communities. For more information, please visit: https://www.vitalvoices.org/. 23 24