Individual treaties and individual countries’ position
*Text of specific treaties: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CoreInstruments.aspx
*To find the status of individual treaties and individual countries’ positions regarding those treaties, use the website below and click on HUMAN RIGHTS, then click on the individual treaty.
https://treaties.un.org/pages/participationstatus.aspx
Part II. Essay Question
Bessma is living in country X that has ratified CEDAW. She was horribly abused by her boyfriend. When police arrived at her house they said they could not help her because she was not married to the abuser and the domestic law of country X does not have a crime for domestic abuse involving non-married spouses. When answering the questions, be as specific as possible and cite to the treaty(ies).
-How do we determine if Bessma can file a complaint with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women? ( 1 point)
-Assuming that she can file a complaint (regardless of your previous answer), how has she been discriminated against under CEDAW? (3 points)
-Name and describe at list 3 violations that have occurred under CEDAW (list article numbers AND describe the violations specifically)? (3 points)
-Under CEDAW, does the state have any obligation to protect Bessma as the abuse was done by a private individual, not a state actor? Why? (3 points)
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