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Singapore Women's Charter : Roles, Responsibilities and Rights in Marriage /

The chapters in this book are an assembly of commentaries by a distinguished team of specialists on the social impact of the Singapore Women's Charter on women and men. The Women's Charter is the main legislation protecting women's rights in the context of the family in Singapore. Hig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Devasahayam, Theresa W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Legal mechanisms for protecting women's rights / Theresa W. Devasahayam
  • The women's charter, 1961 / Ann Wee
  • Significant provisions in the women's charter / Leong Wai Kum
  • A lawyer's perspective on how divorces view the women's charter / Ellen Lee
  • The morning after, understanding and exploring the psychosocial impact of women's charter on families experiencing domestic violence / Sudha Nair
  • Some thoughts on protecting women's rights in the familiy and beyond / Theresa W. Devasahayam.