VIRGINIA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

The letter recognizes and advocates the need for holistic protection of women's rights. The author argues for States to take responsibility in eliminating violence against women. The letter cites measures, such as legal and policy frameworks, responsive criminal justice systems, the provision of social services, and economic empowerment policies as crucial to the due diligence that States must undertake to protect women. The letter posits that the question is whether we as a society are willing to hold governmental actors accountable for their lack

This paper examines states' obligation to provide education. The author looks to the relationships between religion, culture, and education and outlines the historical development of the right to education in international treaties. She reviews states' related obligations to make education available and accessible and suggests that the interaction between religious dogma and the state may be detrimental to attempts to ameliorate female literacy and education. The article also considers the question of how gender bias in religion and

This article does not specifically address women's rights, but describes how the Inter-American Court and Commission have taken action to minimize unwarranted objections in court proceedings without infringing on the procedural protections guaranteed to State Parties by the American Convention on Human Rights. This author examines these developments and the use of preliminary objections in the Inter-American system.

"This Note presents an in-depth analysis of how a right to same-sex marriage might be vindicated under principles of international law in U.S. courts. Part II provides an overview of the rights of gays and lesbians in the United States, focusing on the debate over same-sex marriage. Part III discusses the potential support for same-sex marriage under international law. In particular, the U.N. Human Rights Committee's interpretation of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, arguably mandates a right to same-sex marriage.

"The thesis of this article is that the object and purpose of the Women's Convention are that states parties shall move progressively towards the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and ensure equality between men and women. Further states parties have an obligation to provide the means to move progressively toward this result. Reservations to the Convention's ubstantive provisions pose a threat to the achievement of this goal.