POL SCI 123S Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Due Diligence, Strict Scrutiny, Hijab
17 Apr 2018
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Inter-american treaty that obligates states to prevent domestic violence. In case of maria de penha, this empowered her to hold the brazilian accountable. The case also led to an establishment of a legal standard identical to opuz. However, only a regional treaty, not a global treaty. When a state progressively realizes the full achievement of a right after providing minimum core content. Substantial costs on the government, creating a burden. Significant to the class because this reminds us that human rights, such the right to reproductive health come with costs and resources. It realizes that different countries have different capacities and need different paces to achieve the same right. A right also takes time to realize, and cannot be achieved overtime: takes time to allocate resources, gather financial resources etc. A legal tort, which legalizes a harm, gives the grounds on which a women can sue her domestic violence perpetrator for monetary compensation, rather than jail time.
