INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Interpreting the ECHR in its Normative Environment : Interaction Between the ECHR, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

The article draws attention to how integrative interpretation – a methodology where the European Court of Human Rights integrates its normative environment into the interpretation of the European Convention of Human Rights – may offer an important path to bridging many of

Women's Rights and Fiscal Justice

This article argues that tax policy should be considered from a human and gender equality rights perspective. The author identifies the four main functions of taxes – resourcing, redistribution, representation, and re-pricing – and considers how they impact women’s rights and gender equality.

Extreme Poverty and Its Impact on Women's Vulnerability to HIV Transmissions: A Rights Issue

While this article is specific to Malawi, the research has broader implications for women's experiences with HIV/AIDS, poverty, and discrimination on an international level. The author uses the findings of a study by Women and Law In Southern Africa Research and Educational Trust Malawi (WLSA-Malawi) to ground her argument that extreme poverty drives women to engage in high-risk behavior that infringes on women's right to life. The article highlights a rights-based approach in the context of men's and women's participation and accountability in