International Agreements and How to Build a Legal Case for Women’s Land Rights
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This page will highlight a few areas for analysis.
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Introduction
>The United Nations Charter
>The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
What follows are two key treaties and conventions containing relevant clauses related to women’s rights to land and property.
The international agreements which focus on women have not always, or even often, had a focus on land and property as well. To use these agreements for a specific land or property issue it is therefore important to look at key provisions regarding non-discrimination, equality, socio-economic rights, access to justice, and legal mechanisms. Practitioners must be prepared to argue using a variety of provisions and sources, if possible.
More complete information on various pertinent international treaties, including which nations are signatories, can be found in Appendix B.
The Charter of the United Nations established the United Nations. It was signed on June 26, 1945 and came into force on October 24, 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the Charter.
Article 1 sets out the purposes and principles of the United Nations and explicitly recognizes the right of non-discrimination (Article 1(3))
Article 2(2) commits the members of the United Nations to “fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
Article 55 provides that “the United Nations shall promote: ..(c) universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion”.
Article 62 authorizes the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to prepare draft Conventions for the General Assembly.
Key provisions in addition to and including those cited above are listed in Appendix B. They include provisions from the UNDHR, CEDAW, the ICCPR, the ICESCR, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and entered into force two years later.[4] CEDAW protects against discrimination in both civil and political rights and economic, social, and cultural rights. Reda further from the source
To jump to one of the sections on this page use the below links:
Introduction
>The United Nations Charter
>The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
What follows are two key treaties and conventions containing relevant clauses related to women’s rights to land and property.
The international agreements which focus on women have not always, or even often, had a focus on land and property as well. To use these agreements for a specific land or property issue it is therefore important to look at key provisions regarding non-discrimination, equality, socio-economic rights, access to justice, and legal mechanisms. Practitioners must be prepared to argue using a variety of provisions and sources, if possible.
More complete information on various pertinent international treaties, including which nations are signatories, can be found in Appendix B.
The Charter of the United Nations established the United Nations. It was signed on June 26, 1945 and came into force on October 24, 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the Charter.
Article 1 sets out the purposes and principles of the United Nations and explicitly recognizes the right of non-discrimination (Article 1(3))
Article 2(2) commits the members of the United Nations to “fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
Article 55 provides that “the United Nations shall promote: ..(c) universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion”.
Article 62 authorizes the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to prepare draft Conventions for the General Assembly.
Key provisions in addition to and including those cited above are listed in Appendix B. They include provisions from the UNDHR, CEDAW, the ICCPR, the ICESCR, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and entered into force two years later.[4] CEDAW protects against discrimination in both civil and political rights and economic, social, and cultural rights. Reda further from the source
Keywords
land rights
gender equity
women