EQUALITY PRINCIPLE OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW)

Abstract

Although many problems relating to unequal treatments and gender discriminations have been resolved by Thai laws especially by Thai family law, however, it is quite clear that such laws are based on the principle of de jure equality but not de facto equality due to the limits of standards of norms in Thai society namely various norms of economic, social, religion and cultural life including public orders based on the national security problems that have been prevented Thailand from the full implementation of CEDAW convention of 1979 and other relevant international obligations in the field of human rights and women rights law. Thus, the gender equality and non-discrimination problems should not only be done but should be seen to be done in Thai society in line with the object and purposes of the CEDAW convention and other human rights instruments that Thailand has expressed her consent to be bound.