Documents by Chapter

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

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.

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,

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

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

Treaty Reference Guide

U.N. Treaty Collection

Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan: Report of the Secretary-General

U.N. Doc. E/CN.6.2003/4 (2003)

Charter of the United Nations,

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

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

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

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.

Ato del Avellanal v. Peru,

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

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).

United States v. Virginia,

518 U.S. 515 (1996).

Nguyen v. INS,

533 U.S. 53 (2001).

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

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

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,

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

CEDAW Committee General Recommendations

States Reports to the CEDAW Committee

CEDAW Committee Concluding Observations

CESCR General Comments

States Reports to the CESCR

CESCR Concluding Observations

Human Rights Committee (CCPR) General Comments

States Reports to the HRC (CCPR)

HRC (CCPR) Concluding Observations

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,

Broeks v. The Netherlands,

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

Vos v. The Netherlands,

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

Ponsamy Poongavanam v. Mauritius,

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

J.H.W. v. The Netherlands,

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

Charter of the United Nations,

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

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

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,

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

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 22, The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion (article 18),

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

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).

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

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

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

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).

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

REPORT Nº 52/07, PETITION 1490-05, ADMISSIBILITY, JESSICA GONZALES AND OTHERS, UNITED STATES (*), July 24, 2007

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).

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).

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).

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

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

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

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.

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

Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v. United Kingdom,

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

Airey v. Ireland,

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

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

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

Gubernat v. Deremer,

657 A.2d 856 (NJ 1995).

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

Treaty on European Union (EU) (1992) ("Maastricht Treaty"),

Amsterdam Treaty (1997),

Treaty of Nice (2001),

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).

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

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

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

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

Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific Co.,

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

538 U.S. 721 (2003).

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

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [Egypt], United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2006)

Arab Republic of Egypt, First Periodic Report, CEDAW Committee,

CEDAW [Committee], Summary Record of the 34th and 39th meetings:] Egypt (1984),

Arab Republic of Egypt, Second Periodic Report, CEDAW Committee,

CEDAW [Committee], Summary Record of the 164th and 165th meetings: Egypt's Second Report (1990),

Arab Republic of Egypt, Third Periodic Report, CEDAW Committee,

Arab Republic of Egypt, Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports, CEDAW Committee,

CEDAW [Committee], Summary Record of the 492nd and 493rd meetings: Egypt's Third, Fourth, and Fifth Reports,

CEDAW [Committee], Concluding Observations:  Egypt (2001).

U.N. Doc. A/56/38, paras.312-358 (2001).

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,

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

Attorney General v. Unity Dow,

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

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

Vishaka v. Rajasthan,

[1997] 3 LRC 361(1997).

Asakura v. City of Seattle,

265 U.S. 332 (1924).

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

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.

Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention,

Opuz v. Turkey ,

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

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).

Velasquez Rodriquez Case,

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

Delgado-Paéz v. Colombia,

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

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).

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).

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).

Ms. A. T. v. Hungary,

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

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,

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.

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.

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

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

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

Amnesty International, Pakistan:  Insufficient Protection of Women.

Reynolds v. United States,

98 U.S. 145 (1878).

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

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

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

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

Roe v. Wade,

410 U.S. 113 (1973).

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania et al v. Casey,

505 U.S. 833 (1992).

Gonzales v. Carhart,

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

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

G.A. res. 34/180, 34 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 46) at 193, U.N. Doc. A/34/46, entered into force Sept. 3, 1981.

A.S. v. Hungary,

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

Huamán v. Peru,

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

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).

Vo v. France,

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

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

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

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

Convention on the Rights of the Child,