Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 2014, 40(3): 471-501

This article examines international human rights standards with respect to redressing violence against women. It first sets out the international and regional instruments and jurisprudence relevant to determining international standards. It notes that, while there is no single convention explicitly on violence against women, the consistent language is such that these instruments in conjunction with the work of expert bodies (notably the Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) and the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women) provide
a blueprint of recommended actions and strategies for governments, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs to ensure the human rights of women free from violence. (from the abstract)