Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1st Edition
Published on 26. October 2018
174 pages
978-0-429-79553-4 (ISBN)
Description
Who were the non-Western women delegates who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) from 1945-1948? Which member states did these women represent, and in what ways did they push for a more inclusive language than "the rights of Man" in the texts? This book provides a gendered historical narrative of human rights from the San Francisco Conference in 1945 to the final vote of the UDHR in the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948. It highlights the contributions by Latin American feminist delegates, and the prominent non-Western female representatives from new member states of the UN.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Halftones, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
File size
11,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-429-79553-4 (9780429795534)
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Rebecca Adami
Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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08/2020
1st Edition
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Rebecca Adami
Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Book
10/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Rebecca Adami is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Education, Stockholm University and Associate Researcher at SOAS University of London.
Content
Introduction: A Counter Narrative to Earlier Research 1. The San Francisco Conference - A Call to All Women 2. A Charter Signed by Women? 3. The United Nations 1946 - Will Women Have a Say? 4. The Commission on Human Rights - or the "Rights of Man"? 5. The Commission on the Status of Women - on Sisterhood 6. A Lack of Acknowledgement - "Men" Trumps "All Human Beings" 7. The Commission on Human Rights Pressured to Consider the Rights of Women 8. The Third Committee - Rights in the Private Realm 9. The Socialist Dissent - A Surprising Support for Women? 10. Is a Vote in the General Assembly a Vote for the People?. Epilogue: On Female Representation in the United Nations
