Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (in short "CEDAW"), adopted in 1979 by the UN
General Assembly, which is often described ... economic,
social, cultural, civil or any other field."
The Preamble of CEDAW reiterates that
discrimination against women violates the principles of
equality of rights
Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination Against Women (for short 'CEDAW') was
ratified by the UNO on 18.12.1979. The Government of
India ... active participant to CEDAW ratified it
on 19.06.1993 and acceded to CEDAW on 08.08.1993 with
reservation on Articles
Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against
Women (for short 'CEDAW) was ratified by the UNO on
18-12-1979. The Government of India ... active participant to CEDAW ratified it on 19-6-1993
and acceded to CEDAW on 8-8-1993 with reservation
on Articles
UDHR provides that
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2000 (3) SCC 224
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“UDHR”
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“CEDAW”
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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India ... entitled to special care and assistance. Article 11(2)(b)
of CEDAW requires states “to introduce maternity leave with pay or comparable social
benefits
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women ("CEDAW Committee") in February 2007. The
CEDAW Committee has recommended that the country
should ... Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), where the
CEDAW Committee emphasised the importance of
appropriate training for judges
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) to which India had become a signatory in 1993. The object
X vs The Principal Secretary Health And ... on 29 September, 2022
Author: D.Y. Chandrachud
Convention on
the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW), 1979.
12. Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution guarantee equality, Article
Convention on the Elimination of All Form of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) read as under:
"15 (2): States Parties shall accord to women
Farhan vs State & Anr on 11 May, 2022
Author: Rajiv Shakdher
Bench: Rajiv Shakdher
