ABSTRACT
There are many studies focusing on violence against women as a human rights issue; however, economic violence against women (EVAW) is not as visible as physical or psychological violence. Therefore, there is a need to define, name and determine how to contest with EVAW as a women’s rights issue. In this chapter, the conceptual framework of EVAW according to feminist critical legal thinking is analyzed. Secondly, the focus shifts to the legal framework concerning the obligations of the state in the light of transnational and regional perspectives of human rights law, which contests or reinforces EVAW. An explanation of the relation between EVAW, gender inequality and gendered structure of human rights is offered and the importance of women’s socio-economic rights for eliminating EVAW is highlighted. In the final part of the chapter the challenges and opportunities faced in eliminating EVAW for empowering women’s rights discourse are considered.
