Compendium of good practices in the elimination of discrimination against women 2017, para. 17
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The law is an essential mechanism for women’s enjoyment of human rights. Law is both informed by and the creator of norms in society. Laws determine the values and operating principles by which actions and behaviours are deemed acceptable, or criminalized and stigmatized, and can have an enabling or chilling effect on women’s human rights.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice