TY - BOOK ED - Inter-parliamentary Union. ED - United Nations. TI - The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol: handbook for parliamentarians SN - 9211302269 AV - K3243.A6 C66 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - [Geneva, Switzerland] PB - Inter-Parliamentary Union KW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women KW - (1979 December 18) KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Protocols, etc KW - (1999 December 10) KW - Sex discrimination against women KW - Law and legislation N1 - "E.03. IV.5"--P. [3] of cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-119); Rights and provisions set out in the Convention -- Becoming party to the Convention -- Implementing the Convention -- The reporting procedure -- The Optional Protocol to the Convention -- Becoming party to the Optional Protocol -- Using the Optional Protocol N2 - This Handbook for Parliamentarians contains the full text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol. It also provides information on the historical background of the two documents. The publication seeks to encourage parliamentarians to take measures to ensure that national laws, policies, actions, programs and budgets reflect the principles and obligations in the Convention ER -