I.

True or False
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False

II. Compare how violence against women is viewed under GR 19 and under GR 35.

The concept of “violence against women”, as defined in general recommendation No. 19

and other international instruments and documents, has places an emphasis on the fact
that such violence is gender-based. Accordingly, in general recommendation 35, the term
“gender-based violence against women” is used as a more precise term that makes
explicit the gendered causes and impacts of the violence. The term further strengthens the
understanding of the violence as a social rather than an individual problem, requiring
comprehensive responses, beyond those to specific events, individual perpetrators and
victims/survivors.

III. What are the obligations of States with respect to gender based violence against
women under CEDAW?
The obligations of States are to respect, protect and fulfil women’s rights to non-
discrimination and the enjoyment of de jure and de facto equality

IV. How did the SC rule on the constitutionality issue in Drilon vs. Garcia, what is its
basis?

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the Anti Violence Against
Women and their Children Act.

Equal protection simply requires that all persons or things similarly situated should be
treated alike, both as to rights conferred and responsibilities imposed. It found that The
unequal power relationship between women and men; the fact that women are more
likely than men to be victims of violence; and the widespread gender bias and prejudice
against women all make for real differences justifying the classification under the law.