Violence against women under international human rights law

Summary: "Since the mid-1990s increasing international attention has been paid to the issue of violence against women; however, there is still no explicit international human rights treaty prohibition on violence against women and the issue remains poorly defined and understood under international human rights law. Drawing on feminist theories of international law and human rights, this critical examination of the United Nations' legal approaches to violence against women analyses the merits of strategies which incorporate women's concerns of violence within existing human rights norms such as equality norms, the right to life, and the prohibition against torture. Although feminist strategies of inclusion have been necessary as well as symbolically powerful for women, the book argues that they also carry their own problems and limitations, prevent a more radical transformation of the human rights system, and ultimately reinforce the unequal position of women under international law."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780521767132
ISBN: 052176713X
ISBN: 9781139077927
ISBN: 9780511779671
ISBN: 1139077929
ISBN: 0511779674
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 375 pages)
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-364) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Feminist theories on international law and human rights -- The international human rights treaty system: practice and procedure -- Equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex -- Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- The right to life -- Conundrums, paradoxes, and continuing inequality: revisiting feminist narratives -- Strategising next steps: treaty body reform and humanising women.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.