The Applicability of the Human Rights Model to Address the Status and Concerns of Women

Pentikäinen, Merja
Erik Castrén Institute Research Reports 1/1999, Forum Iuris, Helsinki 1999.

This research undertakes an extensive overview of international conventions and other instruments that seek to address the multifarious concerns of women. It pinpoints problems, limits and challenges relating to the applicability of the human rights model as a tool to address women's concerns. The study also makes a number of suggestions on steps to take in order to enhance the applicability and effectiveness of that model to address the status and concerns of women.