The Potential of Article 8 of the CEDAW Convention to Guarantee Women’s Equal Representation in International Representation.

The Potential of Article 8 of the CEDAW Convention to Guarantee Women’s Equal Representation in International Representation

An analysis of the CEDAW Committee’s reporting practices and trends .

By Claudia Martin, Co-Director for the Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law (Member of the Secretariat of the GQUAL Campaign). This report was researched and drafted with the support of Suzanne Kersten, LL.M in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University WCL, and Andra Nicolescu, GQUAL Advocacy Officer, UN Representative. We also are grateful for the research assistance of Angelica Mabel Huerta Ruiz and Carmen Ponce Moreda, American University WCL LL.M students.