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Title: | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women |
Author: | Kathree, Fayeeza |
Year: | 1995 |
Periodical: | South African Journal on Human Rights |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 421-437 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | international agreements equal opportunity women's rights women Law, Legal Issues, and Human Rights Cultural Roles |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02587203.1995.11827574 |
Abstract: | The 1979 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Women's Convention) was adopted unanimously by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 1979. It is the first international instrument embodying the civil, political, social and cultural rights of women. This paper presents information on the rights and obligations embodied in the Convention, discussing the articles of the Convention's five parts. It also considers the preamble to the Convention, the definition of the term 'discrimination against women' and the role of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which consists of 23 'experts of high moral standing' working in the field of women's rights. Furthermore, attention is paid to the problem of reservations to the Convention, which have acted to jeopardize its effective application. Finally, implications for South Africa are discussed. The erstwhile South African government signed the Convention in 1993. It is now important that the present government ratify the Convention thus translating its intention into a real and tangible commitment to eradicating all forms of discrimination against women. Notes, ref. |