Women’s rights under universal protection and international human rights treaties: dialogues between global and local

Authors

  • Lara Santos Zangerolame Taroco Faculdade de Direito de Vitória
  • Ana Cecília Sabbá Colares Universidade de Houston

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30612/videre.v10i20.7380

Keywords:

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. International Human Rights Treaties. Women’s rights protection.

Abstract

The main international human rights documents establish gender equality as a right to be enforced. Nevertheless, this equality has remained purely formal. The task of transforming it into real equality has been arduous, especially because the historical construction of human rights has always occurred with the exclusion of women and the reinforcement of patriarchal ideologies. The result of this inequality is women’s vulnerability, which directly affects the fulfillment of human rights. Therefore, the proper confrontation of the circumstances that give rise to women’s vulnerability, linked to the promotion of gender equality policies, is essential for human rights international bodies enforcement. This study aims to discuss the main international treaty related to women’s protection, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and to analyze how Brazilian legal system incorporates this treaty, which influences our domestic legal order.

 

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Author Biographies

Lara Santos Zangerolame Taroco, Faculdade de Direito de Vitória

Mestre em Direitos e Garantias Fundamentais pela Faculdade de Direito de Vitória - FDV. Graduada em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Vitória. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Teoria Crítica do Constitucionalismo do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu da FDV.

Ana Cecília Sabbá Colares, Universidade de Houston

Mestre em Direito Internacional pela Universidade de Houston. Bacharel em Direito pela Pontíficia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). Membro da Associação Internacional de Direito Penal. Advogada. 

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Published

2018-12-18

How to Cite

Taroco, L. S. Z., & Colares, A. C. S. (2018). Women’s rights under universal protection and international human rights treaties: dialogues between global and local. Revista Videre, 10(20), 48–60. https://doi.org/10.30612/videre.v10i20.7380

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 20 (2018): Revista Videre

Section

Scientific Articles

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