The Right to Decide If, When and Whom to Marry: Obligations of the State under CEDAW and Other International Human Rights Instruments
2005
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 6. 44-page paper in PDF format, written by Rea A. Chiongson. Although the right to decide if, when and whom to marry is applicable to both men and women, this paper focuses on women and concentrates primarily on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]
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The Validity of Reservations and Declarations to CEDAW: The Indian Experience
2005
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 5. 36-page paper in PDF format, written by Indira Jaising, with the assistance of Priyadarshini Narayanan. An outline and examination of the implications of the declarations made by India to Articles 5(a) and 16 of CEDAW and its reservation to Article 29(1).
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Lack of Access, Lack of Care: A Reference Guide to Women’s Right to Health in the International Trading System
2004
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 3. 72-page paper in PDF format, written by Liz Sepper. Although the paper’s focus is on trade and women’s right to health, it is also intended to serve as a more general framework of analysis that advocates can apply to trade and any number of economic and social […]
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Equality in International Human Rights Treaties: An Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
2004
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 2. This 28-page paper in PDF format, written by Esther Farkas, provides an overview of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the technical aspects of an OP-ICESCR, and the Committee’s approach to women’s rights.
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The Status of CEDAW Implementation in ASEAN Countries and Selected Muslim Countries
2004
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 1. 36-page paper in PDF format, written by Shanthi Dairiam and based on research carried out by Rea Chiongson and Bandana Shrestha. Covering Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Maldives and Tunisia as well as ASEAN, the paper looks first at the reservations made by States parties upon CEDAW ratification or […]
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