The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international bill of rights for women. The implementation of the Convention is monitored by the ‘CEDAW Committee’ which provides recommendations to assist Vietnam in ensuring women’s access to justice. As part of the preparation of the 9th National Report on the implementation of CEDAW in Vietnam, a study on women’s rights to access to justice was conducted. The main objective of the study is to assess the status quo of women’s access to justice in Vietnam in accordance with the CEDAW requirements and the recommendations of CEDAW Committee and propose recommendations to surmount the limitations and inadequacies in law enforcement. 

This EU JULE Policy Brief No.8 will summarize the main information on CEDAW and give recommendations.