Women's Human Rights: CEDAW in International, Regional and National Law

Women's Human Rights: CEDAW in International, Regional and National Law
ISBN-10
110727673X
ISBN-13
9781107276734
Series
Women's Human Rights
Category
Political Science
Language
English
Published
2013-07-11
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Henriette Sinding Aasen, Anne Hellum

Description

As an instrument which addresses the circumstances which affect women's lives and enjoyment of rights in a diverse world, the CEDAW is slowly but surely making its mark on the development of international and national law. Using national case studies from South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, Canada and Northern Europe, Women's Human Rights examines the potential and actual added value of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in comparison and interaction with other equality and anti-discrimination mechanisms. The studies demonstrate how state and non-state actors have invoked, adopted or resisted the CEDAW and related instruments in different legal, political, economic and socio-cultural contexts, and how the various international, regional and national regimes have drawn inspiration and learned from each other.

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