Essays about: "Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women-CEDAW"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women-CEDAW.

  1. 6. A Cultured and Happy Family: A Minor Field Study on the Correlation Between the Implementation of the Vietnamese Family Planning Policy and the Prevalence of Son Preference

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Johansson; [2014]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Public International Law; Mänskliga Rättigheter; Human Rights Law; Vietnam.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Vietnam har sedan den socialistiska revolutionen på mitten av 1900-tlaet arbetat aktivt för jämställdhet mellan kvinnor och män. Sedan 1982 är Vietnam part till Konventionen om avskaffande av all slags diskriminering av kvinnor (CEDAW). READ MORE

  3. 7. Mind the gap - A case study on the national implementation of the Beijing action plan and CEDAW

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Servin; Madeleine Södermalm; [2012]
    Keywords : Beijing action plan; CEDAW; Policy implementation; Gender inequality; Global norms; Tanzania; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Tanzania is an illustrating case of how gender inequalities hinder the social, economic and political development of the country. Women’s subordinated position is an alarming factor which takes intricate forms grounded in traditional African culture and patriarchy. READ MORE

  4. 8. Paternity Leave as a Human Right. The Right to Paternity Leave, Parental Leave for the Father, as a Way to Actual Gender Equality in the View of CEDAW and other International Instruments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Elisabeth Håkansson; [2008]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The pursuit for equality between men and women is an ongoing struggle. One of the largest differences between men and women in general is the amount of time spent taking care of children and the home. READ MORE

  5. 9. Women's Human Rights : Issues of Implementation in Sri Lanka

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

    Author : Birgitta Vega Leyton; [2006]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; Women s Human Rights; Implementation; Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women-CEDAW; UN Security Council Resolution 1325; Affirmative action; Sri Lanka; Kvinnors mänskliga rättigheter; Implementering; Kvotering;

    Abstract : This thesis is about issues concerning the implementation of women's human rights in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has had a conflict between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam, LTTE for two decades. Since 2002 there has been a ceasefire agreement in place, which is being violated by both parties. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Regarding Female Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Tilde Berggren; [2005]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with regard to the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in Sierra Leone. The study is partly based upon a field study carried out in Sierra Leone and on further research in Sweden. READ MORE