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Human Rights and Gender Violence
Sally Engle Merry
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Description for Human Rights and Gender Violence
Paperback. A study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. The author offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while reinforcing and expanding state power. This book will interest students of gender studies and anthropology. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Human rights law and the legal protection of women from violence are still fairly new concepts. As a result, substantial discrepancies exist between what is decided in the halls of the United Nations and what women experience on a daily basis in their communities. "Human Rights and Gender Violence" is an ambitious study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. As an observer of UN diplomatic negotiations as well as the workings of grassroots feminist organizations in several countries, Sally Engle Merry offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection ... Read more
Human rights law and the legal protection of women from violence are still fairly new concepts. As a result, substantial discrepancies exist between what is decided in the halls of the United Nations and what women experience on a daily basis in their communities. "Human Rights and Gender Violence" is an ambitious study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. As an observer of UN diplomatic negotiations as well as the workings of grassroots feminist organizations in several countries, Sally Engle Merry offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Chicago Series in Law and Society
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226520742
SKU
V9780226520742
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About Sally Engle Merry
Sally Engle Merry is professor of anthropology and the Marion Butler McLean Professor in the History of Ideas at Wellesley College. She is the author of several books, including Colonizing Hawai'i: The Cultural Process of Law and Getting Justice and Getting Even, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Human Rights and Gender Violence
"A great contribution to our understanding of the interaction of international human rights norms and local culture. Sally Engle Merry succeeds in showing the complexity of this relationship through a solid grounding in a great deal of field research." - Cynthia Bowman, Northwestern University School of Law"