Abstract
Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights abuses at the global level. However, no specific mention of this issue is made in any of the UN treaties. This article begins by discussing why any express reference to violence against women was excluded from the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and then proceeds to examine existing efforts at the UN level in this area. The key focus of this article however is on the new and important question of whether it is now time for a specific treaty on violence against women to be adopted at the UN level. The article analyses the arguments surrounding the adoption of a global treaty on violence against women, and aims to provide a detailed examination of this highly significant area of law, while seeking to offer original insights on this issue.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 305-324 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | The International Journal of Human Rights |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 11 Aug 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
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Ronagh McQuigg
- School of Law - Senior Lecturer
- The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
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