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  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 1979

    Signification of Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women 1979 (CEDAW) A multilateral agreement recognising the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of women. It was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 1979 […]

  • Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

    Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women The Optional Protocol to Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) is a separate treaty that must be independently ratified or acceded to by States that are already parties to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. While it…

  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3

    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women   PART V Article 17. 1. For the purpose of considering the progress made in the implementation of the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) consisting, at the time…

  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3

    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women   PART V Article 17. 1. For the purpose of considering the progress made in the implementation of the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) consisting, at the time…

  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 2

    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women   Article 11. 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, in particular: (a) The right to work…

  • Economic Discrimination

    Economic Discrimination Definition Economic Discrimination, refusal to do business on equal terms with members of a disfavored group. Information For information on: * legality of economic discrimination, see Discrimination * motives for economic discrimination, see Prejudice; […]

  • Sexual Discrimination

    Hierarchical Display of Sexual discrimination Law > Rights and freedoms > Anti-discriminatory measureScience > Humanities > Behavioural sciences > Psychology > SexualitySocial Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Position of womenSocial Questions > Family > Family law > […]

  • Rural Women

    Rural Women in the CEDAW Article 14 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Rural Women, that all countries are required to pay special attention to the situation of rural women. They should ensure rural women's […]

  • Sex Discrimination

    The Legal History of Sex Discrimination This section provides an overview of Sex Discrimination. Summary of the First articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women The articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]

  • Sex Discrimination

    The Legal History of Sex Discrimination This section provides an overview of Sex Discrimination. Summary of the First articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women The articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]

  • UN Women

    UN Women in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN Women: On June 25, 2013, Teri Robl, U.S. Deputy Representative to ECOSOC, addressed the United Nations Women Executive Board in New York. Ms. Robl's remarks are excerpted below and are available at (link […]

  • Status of Women

    Commission on the Status of Women in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Commission on the Status of Women: The Commission on the Status of Women held its 57th session in 2013, focusing on violence against women and girls. Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent […]

  • Women and Nationality

    Women and Nationality in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On December 7, 2011, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ministerial on the 60th […]

  • Women and Nationality

    Women and Nationality in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On December 7, 2011, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ministerial on the 60th […]

  • Elimination of Racial Discrimination

    Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: On June 12, 2013, the […]