Without prejudice : CEDAW and the determination of women's rights in a legal and cultural context /

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Corporate Author: Commonwealth Secretariat
Other Authors: Shivdas, Meena, Coleman, Sarah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Commonwealth Secretariat, c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman
  • Thoughts on the UN convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) /Christine Chinkin
  • 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