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Gender equality in the context of recovery plans after the Covid-19 pandemic

1. Introduction The Covid-19 outbreak has tragically widened existing inequalities, intersecting multiple forms of discrimination, and retrogressing the protection of the rights of women worldwide. Statistics presented by international institutions and NGOs report that women, who represent the 70 per cent of the health and social care personnel all over the world, have been at...

Procedural obligations and good faith: the case of the human rights treaties

1. The procedural limits to withdrawal deriving from good faith: some preliminary remarks There are not many grounds on which to challenge the conclusions discussed by Timothy Meyer and Tom Coppen on the topic of the unilateral withdrawal from treaties. However, inspired by the practice of human rights treaties’, certain aspects merit further consideration. Thanks...