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": "Human rights conventions and international human rights law can be considered as being persuasive authority in the interpretation of Constitutions and the application of human rights law. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women  provides a foundation for the application of women\u2019s rights. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights    provides that States are to respect and ensure equal protection of the law \u2026[including] equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as \u2026sex. The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women    notes that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women \u2026 and \u2026 is one of the crucial mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men. DEVAW reiterates that women are entitled to the equal enjoyment and protection of all human rights and freedoms including the right to life, equality, physical and mental health, liberty and security of the person and not to be subjected to torture, or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.    CEDAW 1979 UN Doc A/34/180 (1981)   ICCPR art 2 & 26; ICESCR art 3 for non-discrimination and equality provisions.     Art 13, UN Doc A/48/49 (1993)", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}