International Human Rights of Women

International Human Rights of Women edited by Niamh Reilly.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad spectrum of human rights issues and violations as they are experienced by women and sexual minorities across civil, political, social, economic, and/or cultural domains, in different regions, countries, and contexts. It offers cogent summa...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Reilly, Niamh (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:International Human Rights,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Sociology.
Social justice.
International humanitarian law.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical development of norms and advocacy to advance the human rights of women
  • Methods for research and practice on the human rights of women
  • Human rights issues and violations in the private sphere
  • Gender-specific challenges in protecting and fulfilling social and economic human rights
  • Benefits and limitations of legal strategies to realise the human rights of women
  • Navigating the nexus of religion, culture and the human rights of women
  • Tensions between global norms and advocacy and national and local approaches to the human rights of women.

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