Human Rights of Women
National and International Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 10. March 2012
656 pages
978-0-8122-0166-6 (ISBN)
Description
Rebecca J. Cook and the contributors to this volume seek to analyze how international human rights law applies specifically to women in various cultures worldwide, and to develop strategies to promote equitable application of human rights law at the international, regional, and domestic levels. Their essays present a compelling mixture of reports and case studies from various regions in the world, combined with scholarly assessments of international law as these rights specifically apply to women.
Reviews / Votes
"The multiple perspectives offered by this collection of eminently readable and interesting papers make it a valuable resource for upper-division classes in women's studies, international relations, and international law."-Choice"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
"A brave, honest, and invigorating text."-Journal of Law and Society
"Impressive . . . an exemplary volume."-American Journal of International Law
"This volume is sure to become the standard text on the international law of women's rights."-International Journal
"The essays present a compelling mixture of reports and case studies from various regions in the world, combined with scholarly assessments of various aspects of international law as these rights specifically apply to women. The book addresses multiple and overlapping agendas."-Studies on Women Abstracts
"The strength of the book lies not only in the extensive coverage of the theme and in its interdisciplinary approach but also in the fact that all the contributions are extremely well documented and the book contains informative appendices."-European Journal of International Law
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Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 illus.
2 illus.
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-0166-6 (9780812201666)
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Person
Rebecca J. Cook is Associate Professor (Research) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.
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
- 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
- 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
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- C
- D
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