Documents (Arranged Alphabetically)

Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v. United Kingdom,

7 Eur. H.R. Rep. 471 (1985).

Airey v. Ireland,

2 Eur. H.R. Rep. 305 (1979).

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child,

American Convention on Human Rights,

O.A.S.Treaty Series No. 36, 1144 U.N.T.S. 123, entered into force July 18, 1978, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 25 (1992).

American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man,

O.A.S. Res. XXX, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OAS/Ser.L/V/I.4 Rev. 9 (2003); 43 AJIL Supp. 133 (1949).

Amnesty International, Pakistan:  Violence Against Women in the Name of Honour.

Amnesty International, Pakistan:  Insufficient Protection of Women.

Amsterdam Treaty (amending Maastricht Treaty and renumbering the EC and EU Treaties) (1997),

Article 249 of the Maastricht Treaty

A.S. v. Hungary,

U. N. Doc. CEDAW/C/36/D/4/2004 (2006).

Asakura v. City of Seattle,

265 U.S. 332 (1924).

Ato del Avellanal v. Peru,

Communication No. 202/1986 (28 October 1988), U.N. Doc. Supp. No. 40 (A/44/40) at 196 (1988).

Attorney General v. Unity Dow,

[1992] LRC (Const) 628 (1992). (Appeal Court of Botswana)

Broeks v. The Netherlands,

Communication No. 172/1984, UN Doc. Supp. No. 40 (A/42/40) at 139 (1987).

Burghartz v. Switzerland,
18 Eur. H.R. Rep. 101 (1994).

C100 Equal Renumeration Convention

C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

C183 Maternity Protection Convention

CEDAW Committee, Concluding Observations:  Egypt(2001).

CEDAW Committee, Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of States Parties:  Egypt,

CEDAW General Recommendation 26- Rights of Women Migrant Workers

CEDAW States Reports to U.N. Treaty Bodies

CEDAW Concluding Observations by U.N. Treaty Bodies

Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) General Comments

Charter of the United Nations,

June 26, 1945, 59 Stat. 1031, T.S. 993, 3 Bevans 1153, entered into force Oct. 24, 1945.

Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of States parties:  Egypt, CEDAW Committee,

Commission of the European Communities v. France,
Case 312/86, 1988 E.C.R. 6315 (1988).

Commission of the European Communities v. Italian Republic,
Case 163/82, 1983 E.C.R. 3273 (1983).

Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom,
Case 165/82, 1983 E.C.R. 3431 (1983).

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, General Recommendation 19, Violence against women (Eleventh session, 1992),

U.N. Doc. A/47/38 at 1 (1993), reprinted in Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, U.N. Doc. HRI/GEN/1/Rev.6 at 243 (2003).

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, General Recommendation 21, Equality in marriage and family relations (Thirteenth session, 1992),

U.N. Doc. A/49/38 at 1 (1994), reprinted in Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, U.N. Doc. HRI/GEN/1/Rev.6 at 250 (2003).

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [Egypt], United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief,

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,

Delgado-Paéz v. Colombia,

Case No. 195/1985 (1990), U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/39/D/195/1985.

E.E.O.C. v. Fremont Christian School,

781 F.2d 1362 (9th Cir. 1986).

[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,

European Economic Community (EEC)Regulations, Directives and Recommendations: Their legal character and how they work,

Ingeborg Heide, Gender Roles and Sex Equality 18-20, International Labour Office (2004).

Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) (1957) ("Treaty of Rome"),

Treaty on European Union (EU) (1992) ("Maastricht Treaty") (renaming EEC the "European Community" (EC)) (1992),

Feasibility Study for a Convention Against Domestic Violence

Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) v. Kreil,
Case 285/98, 2001 E.C.R. I-69 (2000).

Four Women Win Seats in Kuwait Parliament,

Robert F. Worth, First Women Win Seats in Kuwait Parliament, N.Y. Times, May 18, 2009 at A4

General Comments by U.N. Treaty Bodies - Human Rights Council (CCPR)

General Comments by U.N. Treaty Bodies - CESCR

General Recommendations by U.N. Treaty Bodies - CEDAW

Global Jurist- Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism.

Gonzales v. Carhart,

550 U. S. ___ (2007) (slip opinion).

Gubernat v. Deremer,

657 A.2d 856 (NJ 1995).

Huamán v. Peru,

Communication No. 1153/2003, UN Doc. CCPR/C/85/D/1153/2003 (2005).

Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 18, Non-discrimination (Thirty-seventh session, 1989),

Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, U.N. Doc. HRI/GEN/1/Rev.1 at 26 (1994).

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 19, Rights of the Family (Thirty-ninth session, 1990),

Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, U.N. Doc. HRI/GEN/1/Rev.1 at 28 (1994).

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 22, The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion (article 18),

U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.4 (1993).

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 28, Equality of rights between men and women (article 3),

U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.10 (2000).

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 31, Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the Covenant,

U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13 (2004).

Human Rights Watch, Violence Against Women in Brazil.

Human Rights Watch, Honoring the Killers:  Justice Denied for “Honor” Crimes in Jordan.

Human Rights Watch, Divorced from Justice: Women's Unequal Access to Divorce in Egypt.

Initial reports of States Parties: Arab Republic of Egypt, CEDAW Committee,

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women,

33 I.L.M. 1534 (1994), entered into force March 5, 1995.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,

J.H.W. v. The Netherlands,

Communication No. 501/1992, UN Doc. CCPR/C/48/D/501/1992 (1993).

Johnston v. Chief Constable,
Case 222/84, 1986 E.C.R. 1651, 1676-1689 (1986).

Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda (LAWA) v. Attorney General,

Const. Pets. Nos. 13/05 & 05/06, [2007] UGCC 1 (5 April 2007).

Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) Notwithstanding Security Resolution 276,

1971 I.C.J. 16, 56-57 (1970).

Maria da Penha v. Brazil,

Case 12.051, Inter-Am. C.H.R., Report No. 54/01, Annual Report 2000, OEA/Ser.L./V/II.222 doc.20 rev. (2000).

Maria Elena Loayza-Tamayo v. Peru,

Ms. A. T. v. Hungary,

U.N. Doc. CEDAW/C/32/D/2/2003 (2005)

Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs,

538 U.S. 721 (2003).

Nguyen v. INS,

533 U.S. 53 (2001).

Treaty of Nice (Enlarging the EU to 25 countries) (2001),

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

G.A. res. 54/4, annex, 54 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 5, U.N. Doc. A/54/49 (Vol. I) (2000), entered into force Dec. 22, 2000.

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights*,

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

Opuz v. Turkey ,

Petition No. 33401/02, (June 9, 2009) available at http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp917/search.asp?skin=hudoc-en .

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania et al v. Casey,

505 U.S. 833 (1992).

Ponsamy Poongavanam v. Mauritius,

Communication No. 567/1993, UN Doc. CCPR/C/51/D/567/1993 (1993).

Proposed Amendments to the Naturalization Provisions of the Constitution of Costa Rica,

Advisory Opinion OC-4/84, January 19, 1984, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (Ser. A) No. 4 (1984).

Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention,

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa,

Adopted by the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, Maputo, CAB/LEG/66.6 (Sept. 13, 2000); reprinted in 1 Afr. Hum. Rts. L.J. 40, entered into force Nov. 25, 2005.

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights,

Public Ministry  v. Stoeckel,
Case 345/89, 1991 E.C.R. I-4047 (1991).

R (on the application of Begum) v. Headteacher and Governors of Denbigh High School,

[2006] UKHL 15.

Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages,

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Egypt, 1984,

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Egypt, 1990,

Reynolds v. United States,

98 U.S. 145 (1878).

Roe v. Wade,

410 U.S. 113 (1973).

Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific Co.,

444 F.2d 1219 (9th Cir. 1971).

Sahin v. Turkey,
Application No. 44774/98 (2005).

Schmidt v. Germany,
18 Eur. H.R. Rep. 513 (1994).

Second periodic reports of States parties: Egypt, CEDAW Committee

Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra and 19 other Mauritian Women v. Mauritius,

Communication No. 35/1978 (9 April 1981), U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 67 (1984).

Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Similar Institutions and Practices Convention of 1926 (Slavery Convention of 1926),

60 L.N.T.S. 253, entered into force March 9, 1927.

States Reports to U.N. Treaty Bodies - CEDAW

States Reports to U.N. Treaty Bodies - CESCR

States Reports to U.N. Treaty Bodies - HRC (CCPR)

Summary record: Egypt. 1984, CEDAW Committee,

Summary record: Egypt. 1990, CEDAW Committee,

Summary record: Egypt. 19/01/2001, CEDAW Committee,

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices
Similar to Slavery,

Third periodic reports of States parties: Egypt, CEDAW Committee,

Report on Admissibilty of Jessica Gonzales and Others v. United States,

Jessica Gonzales and Others v. United States, Petition 1490-05, Inter-Am C.H.R, Report No. 52/7, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.07 (2007).

Treaty Reference Guide

U.N. Treaty Collection

Uganda Ass'n of Women Lawyers v. Attorney General,

Const. Pet. No. 2/03, (10 Mar 2004).

United States v. Virginia Military Institute,

518 U.S. 515 (1996).

Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Velasquez Rodriquez Case,

Judgment of July 29, 1988, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (Ser. C) No. 4 (1988).

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,

1155 U.N.T.S. 331, 8 I.L.M. 679, entered into force Jan. 27, 1980.

Vishaka v. Rajasthan,

[1997] 3 LRC 361(1997).

Vo v. France,

40 Eur. H.R. Rep. 259 (2004).

Vos v. The Netherlands,

Communication No. 218/1986, UN Doc. Supp. No. 40 (A/44/40) at 232 (1989).

White v. United States,

Case 2141, Inter-Am. C.H.R. Resolution 23/81, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.54, Doc. 9 rev. 1 (1981).

Written Comments by Center for Reproductive Rights on Vo v. France,

Vo v. France, 40 Eur. Hr.R. Rep. 259 (2004).