Influencing
the Impact of Recommendations
Although
the CEDAW Convention creates legal obligations on States parties,
individual remedies suggested by the CEDAW Committee do not
have legally binding status. Enforcement of remedies and recommendations
within States parties will, in many ways rely on publicity and
persuasion rather than firm instructions regarding compliance.
Therefore, the impact of recommendations will inevitably vary
from communication to communication and from State to State.
While some States parties will be prompt in taking action to
implement recommendations and/or provide the remedies suggested
by the CEDAW Committee, other recommendations may not have an
immediate or extensive impact.
Factors
which might influence the impact of a remedy suggested by the
CEDAW Committee include:
