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International women's rights law and gender equality : making the law work for women
"The law is a well-known tool to fight gender inequality, but which laws actually advance women's rights? This book unpacks the complex nuances behind gender-responsive domestic legislation, from several of the world's leading experts on gender equality. Drawing on domestic examples a...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | International women's rights law and gender equality : making the law work for women / edited by Ramona Vijeyarasa |
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Abingdon, Oxon, New York :
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
, 2021 [Ipswich, MA] : Ebsco |
| Collection : | Routledge studies in gender and global politics Series editor : Laura J. Shepherd |
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Accès Nantes Université
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- Foreword / Elizabeth Evatt
- P. 1
- PART I, Women and the law : addressing inequality
- In pursuit of gender-responsive legislation : transforming women's lives through the law / Ramona Vijeyarasa
- Women's rights, the state of play : how far have we come since the Beijing declaration? / Jeni Klugman
- P. 35
- PART II, Legislating for women : Successes and setbacks in delivering gender-responsive outcomes for women
- Domestic violence law : When good intentions go awry in practice / Heather Nancarrow ; Comment: Promoting safety and accountability : Clarity, consistency and interconnected laws / Heather Douglas
- Towards a gender-transformative approach to abortion : Legislative perspectives from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa / Payal K. Shah and Onyema Afulukwe ; Comment: Gender-transformative law reform as health care / Jenni Millbank
- Employing the law for women : Gender, work and legal regulation in Australia / Anna Chapman ; Comment: Women and work - how useful is the law? / Marian Baird
- Enhancing equality in political life : successes and limitations with electoral gender quotas / Leena Rikkila Tamang ; Comment: Enhancing equality in public life / Marian Sawer
- P. 105
- PART III, Legislating with women in mind : A demand for gender-responsiveness at the drafting table
- Gender, race and environmental law : a feminist critique / Rowena Maguire ; Comment: Gender and queer perspectives on the sustainable development paradigm for environmental law / Brad Jessup
- 'No One Left Behind'? Gender equality in taxation and the UN 2030 Global Agenda / Kathleen A. Lahey; Comment: Tax, Gender equality and sharing the costs of care / Miranda Stewart
- Women in anticorruption laws : The case for more gender-responsive international treaties / José-Miguel Bello y Villarino ; Comment: Perverse reactions and the missing link in gender-smart anticorruption policy / Susan Harris RimmerpP. 167
- PART IV, Accountability for embedding women s rights in domestic law$cCEDAW and global standards for women's rights : The Convention's actual and potential influence as an accountability mechanism for gender-sensitive legislation / Anne Hellum
- Lighting the spark : reimagining the statutory landscape through the Feminist Legislation Project / Becky Batagol and Ramona Vijeyarasa
- Gender audits and legislative scrutiny : Do parliamentary human rights bodies have a role to play? / Jacqueline Mowbray
- Women and the law : The Challenges ahead for gender responsive legislation / Ramona Vijeyarasa
- P. 227
- Index