Translating international women's rights : the CEDAW convention in context /

"This volume looks at the centerpiece of the international women's rights discourse, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and asks to what extent it affects the lives of women worldwide. Rather than assuming a trickle-down effect, the auth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zwingel, Susanne, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Colección:Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Temas:
United Nations. > Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
United Nations. > Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women > (1979 December 18)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18)
Women (International law)
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights.
Women's Rights
Femmes (Droit international)
Femmes > Droits.
Gender studies, gender groups.
International institutions.
Political science & theory.
Politics & government.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Women's rights
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Theorizing norm translation: women's rights as transnational practice
  • 3. The creation of CEDAW within the global discourse on gender equality
  • 4. CEDAW as a 'living document': over thirty years of committee work
  • 5. A new tool in the toolbox: the optional protocol to the convention
  • 6. Creating 'thick connections': translating activism in the CEDAW process
  • 7. Auditing the contract partners: states parties' connectivity with CEDAW
  • 8. Some patches in the quilt: cases of impact translation
  • 9. Conclusion: How far can CEDAW reach? Lessons for a better understanding of norm translation.

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