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excessive length of proceedings, corruption, etc.) all prevent
women from accessing justice”. 61
The CEDAW Committee also outlined six interrelated
components that are essential in establishing functional justice
systems that implement women’s rights:
1. Justiciability
‣ Unhindered access by women to justice.
‣ Women’s ability and empowerment to claim their
rights as legal entitlements.
2. Availability
‣ Establishment and maintenance of courts and other
quasi-judicial bodies in urban, rural and remote
areas.
3. Accessibility
‣ All justice systems must be secure, affordable and
physically accessible to women.
‣ All justice systems must be adapted to the needs of
women, including those subject to intersectional or
compounded discrimination.
4. Good quality
‣ International standards of competency, efficiency,
independence and impartiality must be met.
‣ Justice systems must be contextualized, dynamic,
participatory, open to innovation and gendersensitive.
5. Access to remedies
‣ Appropriate and effective remedies, including
protection from and meaningful redress to the harm
suffered, must be provided and enforced in a timely
manner.
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CEDAW General Recommendation No 33, above note 18, paragraph
13.