The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women [[electronic resource] ] : a commentary / / edited by Marsha A. Freeman, Christine Chinkin, Beate Rudolf ; assistant editors, Susann Kroworsch, Allison Sherrier, Sarah Wittkopp

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (790 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.34
• Soggetto topico: Sex discrimination against women - Law and legislation; Women (International law); Women's rights
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RudolfBeate FreemanMarsha A ChinkinChristine KroworschSusann SherrierAllison WittkoppSarah
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [689]-711) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Foreword; Dedication; Preface; Authors' Contributions; Table of Contents; A Note on the Authors; A Note on Citation Formats; A Note on Citations to the Commentary; Table of Acronyms; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction; A. Introduction; B. Towards a Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women; I. The League of Nations; II. The UN Charter; III. The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1967; IV. The UN Decade for Women 1975-1985 and the Decade World Conferences; V. Adoption of the Convention, 1979; C. Structure of the Convention ; I. PreambleII. Articles 1 to 5; III. Articles 6 to 16; IV. Articles 17 to 22; V. Articles 23 to 30; VI. The Optional Protocol; D. Issues of Definition and Interpretation; I. The Committee as Interpretive Body; II. Definitions; III. Core Concepts; IV. Women's Multiple Identities; V. Respect, Protect, Fulfil; E. Interpretive Processes and Mechanisms; I. General Recommendations; II. Concluding Observations; III. Individual Communications and Inquiry; IV. Suggestions, Decisions, and Statements; V. Status of Interpretive Mechanisms as Sources of International Law; VI. Contributions by NGOs ; F. Interpreting and Applying Convention Norms: Substantive and Contextual IssuesI. The Convention as a Human Rights Instrument; II. Relationship to Other International Instruments; III. The Convention, Non-derogability, and Customary International Law; IV. Integrating Gender Perspectives into the Human Rights Work of the United Nations; V. Challenges Based on Religion and Culture; VI. The Challenges of Globalization; G. The Convention in the Twenty-first Century; Preamble; A. Introduction; B. Travaux Préparatoires; C. Issues of Interpretation; I. Structure of the Preamble ; II. Contents of the Preamble ParagraphsArticle 1; A. Introduction; I. Background; II. Concepts of Equality and Discrimination; III. Comparison with Corresponding Articles in Other Human Rights Instruments; B. Travaux Préparatoires; C. Issues of Interpretation; I. Analysis of the Text; II. Interpretation by the Committee; D. Reservations; Article 2; A. Introduction; B. Travaux Préparatoires; C. Issues of Interpretation; I. Chapeau; II. Article 2(a); III. Article 2(b); IV. Article 2(c); V. Article 2(d); VI. Article 2(e); VII. Article 2(f); VIII. Article 2(g); D. Other Issues of Application ; I. Federal States/States with Decentralized or Devolved Governance ArrangementsII. Territorial Application of the Convention; III. Extraterritorial Application of the Convention; IV. Conduct of States Parties as Participants in International Organizations; V. Ratification of Other Instruments; E. Reservations; Article 3; A. Introduction; B. Travaux Préparatoires; C. Issues of Interpretation; I. 'States Parties Shall Take in All Fields'; II. 'In Particular in Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural Fields'; III. 'All Appropriate Measures'; IV. 'Including Legislation' ; V. 'To Ensure the Full Development and Advancement of Women'
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume is the first comprehensive commentary on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol. The Convention is a key international human rights instrument and the only one exclusively addressed to women. It has been described as the United Nations' 'landmark treaty in the struggle for women's rights'.The Commentary describes the application of the Convention through the work of its monitoring body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. It comprises detailed analyses of the Preamble and each article of
• Titolo autorizzato: The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• ISBN: 1-283-65824-0; 0-19-163008-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462078403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford commentaries on international law.