UN CEDAW → Korea Framework Act on Gender Equality
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Evidence Scorecard
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Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.782); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.
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- •Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
- •Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
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Echo Evidence Brief
Plain-language explanation for first-time readers — side-by-side echo comparison, verbatim primary-source excerpts, and X-discourse discovery context (not tier evidence).
UN published the global instrument first (Global precedent precedes Korea; 1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법). Korean agency then adopted Korean text using the same policy vocabulary. Matched terms: "elimination of discrimination against women" ↔ "여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법)"; "equality in legislation (Art. 2)" ↔ "입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화)"; "advancement of women (Art. 3)" ↔ "양성평등정책기본계획". Read the side-by-side comparison and verbatim primary-source excerpts below.
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Global instrument
UN
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Temporal direction
Global precedent precedes Korea · 1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법
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Korean adoption
Korean agency
Global agenda precedes Korean statute or agency program — same vocabulary, traceable sources.
These term pairs are the visible echo signal — the same policy idea under different languages.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 34/180 on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 3 September 1981. Article 1 defines discrimination against women as any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of sex impairing women's enjoyment of human rights. Article 2 requires States Parties to embody the principle of equality in their constitution and legislation, adopt laws prohibiting discrimination with sanctions, establish legal protection through tribunals, and repeal discriminatory laws. Article 3 obliges States to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women in political, social, economic and cultural fields.
대한민국은 1984년 12월 27일 CEDAW를 비준하여 1985년 1월부터 국내법과 같은 효력을 가졌다(헌법 제6조 제1항). 협약 제2·3조의 입법·정책 의무는 「여성발전기본법」(법률 제5136호, 1995. 12. 30. 제정, 1996. 7. 1. 시행)으로 처음 구체화되었고, 이를 전부개정하여 「양성평등기본법」(법률 제12698호, 2014. 5. 28. 공포, 2015. 7. 1. 시행)으로 발전하였다. 소관부처는 여성가족부이다. 동법 제1조는 「대한민국헌법」의 양성평등 이념 실현과 정치·경제·사회·문화 모든 영역에서의 양성평등 실현을 목적으로 규정하고, 제3조에서 '양성평등' 정의를 신설하였으며, 제7조는 여성가족부장관이 5년마다 양성평등정책기본계획③을 수립하도록, 제10조는 양성평등 실태조사 근거를 두고 있다. 한국은 비준 당시 협약 제9조 및 제16조 제1항 (c)·(d)·(f)·(g)호를 유보하였으나, 차별적 국내법 개정에 따라 1995년 (c)·(d)·(f)호 유보를 철회하였고, 부부의 성(姓)·직업 선택의 평등권에 관한 제16조 제1항 (g)호(국내 민법 제781조 제1항 자녀의 성씨 결정 문제와 연계) 유보만 현재까지 존치하고 있다.
UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW; adopted 18 Dec 1979; in force 3 Sep 1981; ROK ratified 1984)
CEDAW Articles 2 and 3 oblige states parties to embody the principle of equality of men and women in national legislation and to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women
National Law Information Center · Framework Act on Gender Equality (양성평등기본법) Arts. 11, 40
「양성평등기본법」 제11조: 양성평등위원회는 「유엔여성차별철폐협약 등 대한민국이 체결한 여성 관련 국제조약 이행 점검에 관한 사항」을 심의한다. 제40조: 유엔여성차별철폐협약 이행보고서 제출.
https://www.law.go.kr/법령/양성평등기본법/제11조
Interrogate the Evidence
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Averified echo
- SemanticStrong semantic alignment
- TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
- LinkageExplicit citation in Korean source
Matched concepts: elimination of discrimination against women ↔ 여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법); equality in legislation (Art. 2) ↔ 입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화); advancement of women (Art. 3) ↔ 양성평등정책기본계획
Cross-lingual similarity 32/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.
Similarity type: treaty ratification → framework statute transposition
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Matched Concepts
3 pairsThe Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 34/180 on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 3 September 1981. Article 1 defines discrimination against women as any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of sex impairing women's enjoyment of human rights. Article 2 requires States Parties to embody the principle of equality in their constitution and legislation, adopt laws prohibiting discrimination with sanctions, establish legal protection through tribunals, and repeal discriminatory laws. Article 3 obliges States to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women in political, social, economic and cultural fields.
대한민국은 1984년 12월 27일 CEDAW를 비준하여 1985년 1월부터 국내법과 같은 효력을 가졌다(헌법 제6조 제1항). 협약 제2·3조의 입법·정책 의무는 「여성발전기본법」(법률 제5136호, 1995. 12. 30. 제정, 1996. 7. 1. 시행)으로 처음 구체화되었고, 이를 전부개정하여 「양성평등기본법」(법률 제12698호, 2014. 5. 28. 공포, 2015. 7. 1. 시행)으로 발전하였다. 소관부처는 여성가족부이다. 동법 제1조는 「대한민국헌법」의 양성평등 이념 실현과 정치·경제·사회·문화 모든 영역에서의 양성평등 실현을 목적으로 규정하고, 제3조에서 '양성평등' 정의를 신설하였으며, 제7조는 여성가족부장관이 5년마다 양성평등정책기본계획③을 수립하도록, 제10조는 양성평등 실태조사 근거를 두고 있다. 한국은 비준 당시 협약 제9조 및 제16조 제1항 (c)·(d)·(f)·(g)호를 유보하였으나, 차별적 국내법 개정에 따라 1995년 (c)·(d)·(f)호 유보를 철회하였고, 부부의 성(姓)·직업 선택의 평등권에 관한 제16조 제1항 (g)호(국내 민법 제781조 제1항 자녀의 성씨 결정 문제와 연계) 유보만 현재까지 존치하고 있다.
Echo Strength
1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법
treaty ratification → framework statute transposition
Sources
Linkage Evidence
Concrete actors, citations, and consultations that connect the global origin to the Korean echo.
UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW; adopted 18 Dec 1979; in force 3 Sep 1981; ROK ratified 1984)
CEDAW Articles 2 and 3 oblige states parties to embody the principle of equality of men and women in national legislation and to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women.
Article 11 of Korea's Framework Act on Gender Equality lists, among the Gender Equality Committee's deliberation matters, 'monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other women-related international treaties concluded by the Republic of Korea'; Article 40 requires the government to submit the CEDAW implementation report — an explicit statutory reference to the treaty.
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