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III. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 2 A. Introductory sentence of article 2 18. Intersectionality is a basic concept for understanding the scope of the general obligations of States parties contained in article 2. The discrimination of women based on sex and...
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