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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National and International Perspectives Rebecca J. Cook. Making International Human Rights Law Gender Conscious International human rights ... political rights ; and economic , social , and cultural rights . Develop- ing the " subsequent ...
National and International Perspectives Rebecca J. Cook. Making International Human Rights Law Gender Conscious International human rights ... political rights ; and economic , social , and cultural rights . Develop- ing the " subsequent ...
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... Political Covenant , might be encouraged to adopt the " disadvantage " model , replacing General Comment 18 to help clarify what constitutes discrimination against women ... civil and political rights needs to be done 12 Rebecca J. Cook.
... Political Covenant , might be encouraged to adopt the " disadvantage " model , replacing General Comment 18 to help clarify what constitutes discrimination against women ... civil and political rights needs to be done 12 Rebecca J. Cook.
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National and International Perspectives Rebecca J. Cook. Recharacterization of civil and political rights needs to be done in a variety of ways . For example , the right to life is traditionally referred to as the obligation of states to ...
National and International Perspectives Rebecca J. Cook. Recharacterization of civil and political rights needs to be done in a variety of ways . For example , the right to life is traditionally referred to as the obligation of states to ...
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... civil and political right to liberty and security , or as a violation of the nondiscrimination right to equal resources for crime control . The former characterization may do more in the long term to integrate women's experiences of ...
... civil and political right to liberty and security , or as a violation of the nondiscrimination right to equal resources for crime control . The former characterization may do more in the long term to integrate women's experiences of ...
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... Rights Committee , established under the Political Cov- enant , has an individual complaint procedure . This procedure is avail- able to individuals in nearly seventy countries that have ratified the Optional Protocol to the Political ...
... Rights Committee , established under the Political Cov- enant , has an individual complaint procedure . This procedure is avail- able to individuals in nearly seventy countries that have ratified the Optional Protocol to the Political ...
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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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