An Analysis of Supreme Court decisions on Rape and Sexual Assault Assessing their compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) mandate to eliminate Gender Discrimination and promote Gender Equality

Authors

Amparita Sta. Maria, Ateneo School of Law, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

This research paper builds on the previous study made by the Writer¹ on Philippine Supreme Court decisions on rape and other crimes involving violence against women. As with the prior study, this Paper looks into fairly recent decisions of the Court (2010-2017) with a specific focus on rape and sexual assault. This Paper assesses whether or not the doctrines and pronouncements made by the Court in these cases are compliant with the Philippine’s mandate under the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to eliminate gender discrimination and promote gender equality.

Recommended Citation

Sta. Maria, A. (2019). An Analysis of Supreme Court decisions on Rape and Sexual Assault: Assessing their compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) mandate to eliminate Gender Discrimination and promote Gender Equality. In Compilation on Monitoring Research on Thematic Judicial Cases.