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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... organizations within re- ligious frameworks , such as Women Living Under Muslim Laws and Catholics for a Free Choice . Making International Human Rights Law Gender Conscious International human rights Introduction : The Way Forward.
... organizations within re- ligious frameworks , such as Women Living Under Muslim Laws and Catholics for a Free Choice . Making International Human Rights Law Gender Conscious International human rights Introduction : The Way Forward.
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... Muslim community , and so " sealed the fate of millions of Muslim women in India . " Halim addressed the potential for using the Political Covenant and the African Charter to challenge discriminatory aspects of the Sudan- ese Personal ...
... Muslim community , and so " sealed the fate of millions of Muslim women in India . " Halim addressed the potential for using the Political Covenant and the African Charter to challenge discriminatory aspects of the Sudan- ese Personal ...
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... Muslim Women in India , ” Thatched Patio 5 ( 1990 ) : 22 . 32. Florence Butegwa , " Using the African Charter on Human and Peoples ' Rights to Secure Women's Access to Land in Africa , ” Chapter 21 in this book ; symposium edition on ...
... Muslim Women in India , ” Thatched Patio 5 ( 1990 ) : 22 . 32. Florence Butegwa , " Using the African Charter on Human and Peoples ' Rights to Secure Women's Access to Land in Africa , ” Chapter 21 in this book ; symposium edition on ...
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... Muslim and his marriage was governed by Muslim personal law . Under that law there is no duty of maintenance , only the duty of returning the mehr . The personal law , he declared , was superior to the Criminal Procedure Code in this ...
... Muslim and his marriage was governed by Muslim personal law . Under that law there is no duty of maintenance , only the duty of returning the mehr . The personal law , he declared , was superior to the Criminal Procedure Code in this ...
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... Muslim , and in this particular context , she suffers as a Muslim woman who wants to assert a different voice in her community.36 She was indeed the subaltern voice that suddenly found itself in a court of law . Initially Shah Bano ...
... Muslim , and in this particular context , she suffers as a Muslim woman who wants to assert a different voice in her community.36 She was indeed the subaltern voice that suddenly found itself in a court of law . Initially Shah Bano ...
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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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