Human Rights of Women: National and International PerspectivesRebecca J. Cook University of Pennsylvania Press, 10 mar. 2012 - 656 pagini 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. |
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... first the public sector , where legal and political order exist , is contrasted with the private sector of home and family , to which regula- tion is deemed inappropriate . Charlesworth noted that this distinction is gendered because ...
... first the public sector , where legal and political order exist , is contrasted with the private sector of home and family , to which regula- tion is deemed inappropriate . Charlesworth noted that this distinction is gendered because ...
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... first and second theories , Roth stressed the limits of the theory of government complicity . Whereas the theory of govern- ment agency treats an act of private violence as the act of a government agent and therefore requires that such ...
... first and second theories , Roth stressed the limits of the theory of government complicity . Whereas the theory of govern- ment agency treats an act of private violence as the act of a government agent and therefore requires that such ...
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... first line of defense for women . As Anne Bayefsky , of the Faculty of Law , Univer- sity of Ottawa , explained , the international machinery for the protec- tion of human rights is subsidiary to the national machinery . A general rule ...
... first line of defense for women . As Anne Bayefsky , of the Faculty of Law , Univer- sity of Ottawa , explained , the international machinery for the protec- tion of human rights is subsidiary to the national machinery . A general rule ...
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... first formulation as expressed in the Sri Lankan Constitution does not accept responsibility for historical wrong while the second implicitly does . The reason for this lies also in the fact that Sri Lanka is a Buddhist society ; many ...
... first formulation as expressed in the Sri Lankan Constitution does not accept responsibility for historical wrong while the second implicitly does . The reason for this lies also in the fact that Sri Lanka is a Buddhist society ; many ...
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... first is only limited to mobilization and awareness , the second to articulation and implementation . Of course , after enact- ment , forces in civil society have to act as watchdogs to ensure that the rights guaranteed are protected ...
... first is only limited to mobilization and awareness , the second to articulation and implementation . Of course , after enact- ment , forces in civil society have to act as watchdogs to ensure that the rights guaranteed are protected ...
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III International and Regional Approaches | 165 |
IV National Approaches | 349 |
V Guaranteeing Human Rights of Particular Significance to Women | 463 |
Appendix A Chart of Ratifications of Selected Human Rights Instruments | 573 |
Appendix B Model Communication Form | 587 |
Appendix C Organizational Resources | 591 |
List of Contributors | 597 |
Table of Cases | 601 |
Index | 607 |
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