Legal Action of the Council of Europe to Protect Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Abstract

The article examines the present state of international legal protection of women's rights and notes that even with a shaped international legal framework and hefty efforts of the Council of Europe during this direction, the problems of gender difference square measure de jure relevant and topical for the planet normally and Europe, specially. follow shows that despite the plain improvement over the past decades of the status of ladies in Europe, sex and gender stereotypes haven't nonetheless been eradicated, there's no real equality of men and ladies within the sphere of political life, access to justice. once analyzing the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against ladies and violence (Istanbul Convention), the authors draw attention to the conclusions reached within the conclusion of the city Commission at the request of the Minister of Justice of Republic of Armenia that the provisions of the convention don't contradict ancient family values. and its commendation won't entail changes in national constitutions. The article identifies the priority areas of the Council of Europe's activities, developed within the Strategy on Gender Equality for 2018-2023; the importance of the 2019 capital of Finland Conference of the Council of Europe, dedicated to the fight against gender stereotypes and favoritism, was made public. The authors terminated that the recommendations adopted by the Conference on overcoming gender stereotypes and favoritism, the definition of that was initial given in a world papers, and therefore the planned concrete measures to eradicate them square measure a brand new necessary stage within the field of international legal protection of women's rights.