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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... Islamic law reflecting modernization of men's lives are readily ac- cepted . She pointed out that " women are prisoners of the old inter- pretations of the Qur'an and sunna . " Halim further explained that the challenges of applying the ...
... Islamic law reflecting modernization of men's lives are readily ac- cepted . She pointed out that " women are prisoners of the old inter- pretations of the Qur'an and sunna . " Halim further explained that the challenges of applying the ...
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... Islamic " process , if it is kept outside the ambit of secular international law . ( see p . 406 ) Coomaraswamy explained that personal law is usually maintained as part of the politics of communalism , and within that context Shah Bano ...
... Islamic " process , if it is kept outside the ambit of secular international law . ( see p . 406 ) Coomaraswamy explained that personal law is usually maintained as part of the politics of communalism , and within that context Shah Bano ...
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... Islam , Islamic Law , and the Dilemma of Cultural Legitimacy for Universal Human Rights , " in Asian Perspectives on Human Rights , ed . Claude E. Welch and Virginia Leary ( Boulder , CO : Westview Press , 1990 ) , 31 . 10. Vienna ...
... Islam , Islamic Law , and the Dilemma of Cultural Legitimacy for Universal Human Rights , " in Asian Perspectives on Human Rights , ed . Claude E. Welch and Virginia Leary ( Boulder , CO : Westview Press , 1990 ) , 31 . 10. Vienna ...
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... , but the recommendations were well within the trend of divorce reforms sweeping most of the legal world except the Islamic countries . The reaction to the reforms was vociferously negative Women , Ethnicity , and the Discourse of Rights ...
... , but the recommendations were well within the trend of divorce reforms sweeping most of the legal world except the Islamic countries . The reaction to the reforms was vociferously negative Women , Ethnicity , and the Discourse of Rights ...
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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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