Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for achieving gender equality that emerged in the United Nations in the 1970s and consists of integrating gender equality issues into all public policies. In the 1990s, the same stra...Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for achieving gender equality that emerged in the United Nations in the 1970s and consists of integrating gender equality issues into all public policies. In the 1990s, the same strategy began to be applied to human rights to draw attention to the fact that the enjoyment of human rights is different for men and women, and that some human rights violations specifically affect women. This is a reflection and a result of the patriarchal organization of society and men＇s position of dominance over women. The European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights have begun to incorporate gender mainstreaming or a gender perspective in some judgments, especially in cases of violence against women.展开更多
Representing the fundamental eore of China's political fabric, the system of people's congresses ensures that the people are the mas- ters of the country. State power is exercised by the people through the Nat...Representing the fundamental eore of China's political fabric, the system of people's congresses ensures that the people are the mas- ters of the country. State power is exercised by the people through the National People's Congress (NPC) and local people's congresses. The preeminence of the NPC as the highest organ of state power is enshrined in China's Constitution. Heads of exeeutive, judicial and procuratorial organs are elected or appointed by people's congress- es, responsible to them and subject to their oversight. The decision- making on major public affairs is within the purview of people's congresses. The executive branch is responsible for implementing the laws, resolutions and decisions adopted by people's congresses.展开更多
文摘Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for achieving gender equality that emerged in the United Nations in the 1970s and consists of integrating gender equality issues into all public policies. In the 1990s, the same strategy began to be applied to human rights to draw attention to the fact that the enjoyment of human rights is different for men and women, and that some human rights violations specifically affect women. This is a reflection and a result of the patriarchal organization of society and men＇s position of dominance over women. The European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights have begun to incorporate gender mainstreaming or a gender perspective in some judgments, especially in cases of violence against women.
文摘Representing the fundamental eore of China's political fabric, the system of people's congresses ensures that the people are the mas- ters of the country. State power is exercised by the people through the National People's Congress (NPC) and local people's congresses. The preeminence of the NPC as the highest organ of state power is enshrined in China's Constitution. Heads of exeeutive, judicial and procuratorial organs are elected or appointed by people's congress- es, responsible to them and subject to their oversight. The decision- making on major public affairs is within the purview of people's congresses. The executive branch is responsible for implementing the laws, resolutions and decisions adopted by people's congresses.
