Protection of Women's Human Rights under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Relativism is "a view that theories of what is right and good are relative in that ethical truths depend upon the individuals and groups holding them so that what is considered right and good by one person or group may be considered wrong and bad by another."Id. at 1916. 4 De facto "is used to characterize .. .a state of affairs which must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate."