THE JURISPRUDENCE BEHIND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN: AN APPRAISAL

Abstract

Women, as indispensable tools to socio-economic development, need a level ground to enable them attain theiroptimum goals in life. This study focused on the jurisprudence behind international legal framework on the rightsof women and children. Its objectives were to analyze the related concepts, to examine the determinants tointernational legal framework on the rights of women and children, to assess the international legal instrumentssafeguarding the rights of women and children, and to highlight some recommendations. The researchmethodology was doctrinal approach, using analytical and descriptive research design. It was observed that theinternational human rights instruments and their developing jurisprudence enshrined values and principles ofequality, freedom, rationality and fairness, and as well promotes the domestic application of International HumanRights Norms on women and children. The main sources of data collection were various legal literatures, bothfrom the physical library and the e-library. The study recommended that the jurisprudence behind Internationallegal framework on the rights of women and children should be developed beyond rhetoric to pragmatism, and tobe impactful on sovereign states. Finally, this study was made to be significant on all stakeholders in jurisprudenceand international human rights.