Without prejudice : CEDAW and the determination of women's rights in a legal and cultural context / edited by Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman -- Thoughts on the UN convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) / Christine Chinkin --The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and realisation of fights : reflections on standard settings and culture / Indira Jaising -- Culture, religion and gender : an overview / Frances Raday -- Domestication of CEDAW : points to consider for customary laws and practices / C.C. Nweze -- Gender, culture and the law : the South African experience / Mokgadi Lucy Mailula -- Scope of regional instruments : a perspective on the Southern and East African region / Gladys M. Nhekairo Mutukwa -- Last but not least : CEDAW and family law / Cassandra Balchin -- Gender analysis of child support in the Caribbean : legal, socio-economic and cultural issues for consideration / Roberta Clarke, Tracey Robinson and Jacquline Sealy-Burke -- Women's dignity and rights : situating Pacific experiences / Mere Pulea -- Promoting the human rights of women and girls through developing human rights jurisprudence and advancing the domestication of international human rights standards -- Realising human rights in national jurisdictions -- CEDAW and the committee : personal reflections / Savitri Goonesekera --CEDAW : reflections on the framework in the context of culture / Farida Shaheed -- Reflections on CEDAW / Radhika Coomaraswamy -- Endnote / Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman.