IV. Reasoning and Evidence 1. Regulatory basis: Relevant human rights conventions and regulations Below is a list of international human rights conventions and domestic regulations that apply to the case at hand: 1) International human rights conventions a. Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (“Paris Principles”) b. CEDAW: Articles 1 through 5, 11, and 24 c. General Recommendation No. 25 on Article 4, Paragraph 1 (temporary special measures) of CEDAW: Paragraphs 5 through 7 d. General Recommendation No. 28 on Article 2 (core obligations of states parties) of CEDAW: Paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 36, and 37 e. Results of the 40th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (E/CN.6/2008/CRP.1) f. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): Articles 2, 3, and 7 g. UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) General Comment No. 10 (The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights): Paragraph 3 h. CESCR General Comment No. 16 (Article 3: The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social, and cultural rights): Paragraphs 6–8, 10–12, 18–21, 24, 37, and 40–42 i. CESCR General Comment No. 20 (Article 2, Paragraph 2: Nondiscrimination in economic, social, and cultural rights): Paragraphs 10, 20, 32, 37, 38, and 40 j. CESCR General Comment No. 23 (Article 7: Right to just and favorable conditions of work): Paragraphs 47–48, 53–57, 59, 65, 74–75, and 77–80 k. International Labor Organization’s Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190): Articles 1 and 9 8