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GENDER STEREOTYPING IN RAPE CASES -
CEDAW COMMITTEE - THE PHILIPPINES CASE
The
CEDAW Committee's Decision in Vertido v The Philippines', (2011) 11(2)
Human Rights Law Review 329-342.
Karen Tayag Vertido v. The Philippines, a recent decision of the CEDAW
Committee, takes issue with the widespread problem of stereotypes in rape
trials. It is the first case of the CEDAW Committee that is concerned
primarily with wrongful gender stereotyping, and the leading decision of an
international human rights treaty body in this as yet underdeveloped area of
human rights. This case note critically reviews the decision according to
three major themes: jurisdictional limitations under the Optional Protocol
to CEDAW; naming gender stereotypes in rape cases; and, States Parties'
obligations under CEDAW to address wrongful gender stereotyping.
Article Online:
http://hrlr.oxfordjournals.org/content/11/2/329
CEDAW Committee Text:
Response
of the Philippines:
http://www.pcw.gov.ph/index.php/downloads/doc_download/438-philippines-response-to-the-views-of-un-cedaw-on-karen-vertido-case