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Marsha A.; Freeman - The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: A Commentary - 9780199682249 - V9780199682249
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The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: A Commentary

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Description for The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: A Commentary Paperback. This is the first commentary on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), analyzing the Convention article by article. Each chapter provides an overview of an article's negotiating history, interpretation, and all the relevant case law, including decisions and recommendations by the CEDAW Committee. Editor(s): Freeman, Marsha A.; Chinkin, Christine; Rudolf, Beate. Series: Oxford Commentaries on International Law. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1332.
This volume is the first comprehensive commentary on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol. The Convention is a key international human rights instrument and the only one exclusively addressed to women. It has been described as the United Nations' 'landmark treaty in the struggle for women's rights'. The Commentary describes the application of the Convention through the work of its monitoring body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. It comprises detailed analyses of the Preamble and each article of the Convention and of the Optional ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Commentaries on International Law
Number of Pages
794
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199682249
SKU
V9780199682249
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About Marsha A.; Freeman
Marsha A. Freeman is Director of the International Women's Rights Action Watch and a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center. IWRAW is an international women's human rights resource centre and pioneered the shadow reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Dr. Freeman is the editor of Assessing the Status of Women, a ... Read more

Reviews for The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: A Commentary
Kudos to all the contributors to this fine resource, as well as to the intrepid editors who brought this behemoth task to fruition. The ^iCommentary^r will serve human rights scholars and students, gender activists, policy makers, and the wider international law community for decades to come.
Lisa R. Pruitt, IntLawGrrls Blog

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