Ritz, Kerri L.

Soft Enforcement: Inadequacies of Optional Protocol as a Remedy for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

This article argues that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (the Women's Convention) has proven ineffective in ending gender discrimination. Consequently, the United Nations recently adopted an Optional Protocol to remedy the Convention's ineffectiveness.

A Handbook for Advocacy in the African Human Rights System: Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health Law

This publication focuses on the use of the African regional human rights system to protect reproductive and sexual health rights. The introduction reviews the merits of using a human rights approach to these issues and discusses a number of specific reproductive and sexual health concerns facing African women. Part I establishes reproductive and sexual health rights within an African context. Part II provides the full text of key African human rights documents.