Checking Gender-Based Violence. Development of Universal Norms vs. Enforcement of Regional Instruments
Gender-based violence affects at least 80 million women in Europe, and consequently is a human rights scandal in urgent need of efficient response. This thesis explores the protection level of women's right to be free from gender-based violence, in terms of human rights law and its implementation, under the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Wom