Adequacy of the international legal framework on violence against women 2017, para. 15
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- The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women considers that, although the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women does not explicitly have a provision on gender-based violence against women, its general recommendation No. 19 became a source of and inspiration for various international and regional documents, including the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. As the Committee’s authoritative interpretative tool, general recommendation No. 19 reflects the Committee’s position that violence against women constitutes gender-based discrimination in the meaning of article 1 of the Convention. Since the adoption of the recommendation in 1992, States parties have not challenged its validity or competence. It should be noted that, under the recommendation, in conjunction with articles 1, 2 and 5 of the Convention, redress for alleged violations has been adequately addressed by the Committee. Therefore, it is the Committee’s view that the Convention has a provision on gender-based violence against women in its present form. The Committee further mentioned its work on the update of general recommendation No. 19 through the codification of positive developments that have happened since its adoption. The Committee notes that the creation of a new convention is contradictive from the viewpoint of States parties that have urged the Committee to streamline its activities.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 15
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