English - CEDAW Southeast Asia

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Note on the Author
Acronyms
ix
Abbreviations
x
Preface
xviii
Introduction
xx
Rationale
xx
Objectives
xxi
Framework and Analytical Tool
xxi
Legal Documents
xxi
Overview
xxii
Part V
xxiii
Limitations
xxiv
Beneficiaries
xxiv
Executive Summary 1
I. Viet Nam in Context 37
II. The Political and Legal Framework of Viet Nam 38
II.1 Structures of Governance 38
II.1.1 The National Assembly 38
II.1.2 The State President 39
II.1.3 The Government 40
II.1.4 People’s Courts and People’s Procuracy 40
II.1.5 People’s Councils and People’s Committees 41
II.1.6 Communist Party of Viet Nam 42
II.1.7 Viet Nam Fatherland Front 43
II.1.8 Civil Society and NGOs 43
II.2 Legal Framework 45
II.2.1 Domestic Sources: Legal Documents 45
II.2.2 International Sources: Treaties 47
III. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 49
against Women (CEDAW)
III.1 CEDAW: Basic Information 49
III.1.1 Text of CEDAW 49
III.1.2 The CEDAW Committee 49
III.1.3 Reporting Process 49
III.1.4 Concluding Comments 50
III.1.5 General Recommendations 50
III.2 Core Pillars of CEDAW 51
III.2.1 Substantive Equality 51
A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
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