The role of the Cedaw Committee in the implementation of public policies on gender issues

Analysis through a study of the protection of girls’ rights in Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID12593979
AuthorsRuth Abril Stoffels (0000-0001-6111-160X, Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume23
Issue8
Pages1317-1336
Publication date2019-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1364-2987 • E-ISSN: 1744-053X
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13642987.2019.1603144
OpenAlexW2943947430
LanguageEN
Citations received3

The CEDAW Committee plays a significant role as a mechanisms to stimulate States to advance in the elimination of all the forms of discrimination, both directly, through making States aware of the extent of their commitment and incentivising public policies and indirectly, by providing civil society with tools to put pressure on public authorities to fulfil their obligations and push for normative and policy reform. This article undertakes this analysis by focusing on one country: Spain, and one specific issue: the rights of girls. The case study explores the extent to which the decisions of the Committee have a real impact on Spanish public policy regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of girls, with a view to provide more general conclusions regarding the impact of the Committee's decisions. This analysis allows us to observe the legal and juridical force of CEDAW's guarantee mechanisms through its capacity to influence, and serve as a catalyst of public policy reform

Civil society · Gender analysis · Human rights · Normative · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Public policy · Human Rights and Immigration · Law · Public Administration

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