Without prejudice : CEDAW and the determination of women's rights in a legal and cultural context /
UN convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and the determination of women's rights in a legal and cultural context
edited by Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman.
- London : Commonwealth Secretariat, c2010.
- viii, 198 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
9781849290135 (pbk.) 184929013X (pbk.) 9781848590618 (downloadable ebook) 184859061X (downloadable ebook)
2010483606
GBB031458 bnb
015495116 Uk
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Sex discrimination against women--Commonwealth countries.
K3243 / .W58 2010
305.4209171241
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.
9781849290135 (pbk.) 184929013X (pbk.) 9781848590618 (downloadable ebook) 184859061X (downloadable ebook)
2010483606
GBB031458 bnb
015495116 Uk
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Sex discrimination against women--Commonwealth countries.
K3243 / .W58 2010
305.4209171241