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Abstract:
This paper, written for the Oxford
Encyclopedia of Human Rights, provides an overview of the history, structure
and work of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The paper discusses
the establishment of the commission; the evolution of its work from 1946 on;
its membership and meetings; how it handles petitions concerning the rights of
women; the little-known appointments by the CSW of special rapporteurs; the
interaction of the commission with other UN bodies; the role the commission has
played in gender mainstreaming; its development of international treaties and
other legal standards; and the studies it had conducted over the years. The
paper also provides commentary on the status of the CSW within the UN system,
and assesses of the impact of the commission.
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