Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv,634p)
ISBN:
1283890097
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9781283890090
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9780812201666
Series Statement:
Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Content:
"The book's embrace is gigantic. . . . Not only will Human Rights of Women appeal to a wide audience, it should be read by everyone who has any interest in human rights."--Gender and Development.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- 1. Women's International Human Rights Law: The Way Forward -- II. Challenges -- 2. To Bellow like a Cow: Women, Ethnicity, and the Discourse of Rights -- 3. What are "Women's International Human Rights"? -- 4. State Responsibility Goes Private: A Feminist Critique of the Public/Private Distinction in International Human Rights Law -- 5. Intimate Terror: Understanding Domestic Violence as Torture -- 6. Why Rethinking the Sovereign State is Important for Women's International Human Rights Law -- III. International and Regional Approaches -- 7. State Responsibility Under International Human Rights Law to Change Religious and Customary Laws -- 8. Toward More Effective Enforcement of Women's Human Rights Through the Use of International Human Rights Law and Procedures -- 9. State Accountability Under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- 10. Toward a More Effective Guarantee of the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Women in the Inter-American System -- 11. Toward a More Effective Guarantee of Women's Rights in the African Human Rights System -- 12. African Women's Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights-Toward a Relevant Theory and Practice -- 13. Domestic Violence as an International Human Rights Issue -- 14. The Developing Approaches of the International Commission of Jurists to Women's Human Rights -- IV. National Approaches -- 15. General Approaches to Domestic Application of Women's International Human Rights Law -- 16. Obstacles to Women's Rights in India -- 17. Challenges to the Application of International Women's Human Rights in the Sudan -- 18. The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Women's International Human Rights: The Example of Ghana -- 19. Canadian Approaches to Equality Rights and Gender Equity in the Courts.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I. Introduction""; ""1. Women's International Human Rights Law: The Way Forward""; ""II. Challenges""; ""2. To Bellow like a Cow: Women, Ethnicity, and the Discourse of Rights""; ""3. What are ""Women's International Human Rights""?""; ""4. State Responsibility Goes Private: A Feminist Critique of the Public/Private Distinction in International Human Rights Law""; ""5. Intimate Terror: Understanding Domestic Violence as Torture""; ""6. Why Rethinking the Sovereign State is Important for Women's International Human Rights Law""
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""III. International and Regional Approaches""""7. State Responsibility Under International Human Rights Law to Change Religious and Customary Laws""; ""8. Toward More Effective Enforcement of Women's Human Rights Through the Use of International Human Rights Law and Procedures""; ""9. State Accountability Under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women""; ""10. Toward a More Effective Guarantee of the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Women in the Inter-American System""
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""11. Toward a More Effective Guarantee of Women's Rights in the African Human Rights System""""12. African Women's Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights-Toward a Relevant Theory and Practice""; ""13. Domestic Violence as an International Human Rights Issue""; ""14. The Developing Approaches of the International Commission of Jurists to Women's Human Rights""; ""IV. National Approaches""; ""15. General Approaches to Domestic Application of Women's International Human Rights Law""; ""16. Obstacles to Women's Rights in India""
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""17. Challenges to the Application of International Women's Human Rights in the Sudan""""18. The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Women's International Human Rights: The Example of Ghana""; ""19. Canadian Approaches to Equality Rights and Gender Equity in the Courts""; ""V. Guaranteeing Human Rights of Particular Significance to Women""; ""20. Equality in the Home: Women's Rights and Personal Laws in South Asia""; ""21. Using the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights to Secure Women's Access to Land in Africa""
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""22. Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: The Colombian Case""""23. The Use of International Human Rights Norms to Combat Violence Against Women""; ""Appendix A. Chart of Ratifications of Selected Human Rights Instruments""; ""Appendix B. Model Communication Form""; ""Appendix C. Organizational Resources""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Table of Cases""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 128389002X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812215380
Additional Edition:
Print version Human Rights of Women : National and International Perspectives
Language:
English
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