Judicial accountability vis-à-vis the State's human rights obligations – applying international human rights law
{"Image DocumentName": "Judicial accountability vis-\u00e0-vis the State\u2019s human rights obligations \u2013 applying international human rights law", "Image ImageDescription": "The judiciary has to take up the challenge to do its part in honouring our States\u2019 commitments and obligations in implementing international human rights law and the instruments by which they are bound. Judges should adopt interpretations of the Constitutions and laws that do not conflict with State international obligations. The judiciary, as it always does, has a pivotal role to play as the guardian of the interests of justice, for ultimately it is this arm of the State which will have the final say on the application of the fundamental rights and human rights, and most notably for women CEDAW and Convention Belem do Para. The overarching framework of international human rights law permits the judiciary to educate itself and engage the law\u2019s transformative potential \u2026 to permit the development of a theory of equality that will advance women\u2019s interests, identify and recognize violations of their rights, and lead to effective remedies.     Kathleen Mahoney, Canadian Approaches to Equality Rights and Gender Equity in Courts\u2019 Law\u2019 in Rebecca Cook (ed) Human Rights of Women: National and International Perspectives (Univ of Pennsylvania Press 1994), 441.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}