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Feminism, Globalization And Culture: After Beijing, L. Amede Obiora

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

In this article, Professor Obiora begins with the premise that the

credibility of traditional legal frameworks has eroded, because the law

remains unable to relieve the oppressions and polarization between cultures,

even in the wake of global institutional transformations that seem to help the

oppressed, particularly women. Professor Obiora offers the Beijing Platform

for Action as a radical new solution for human rights protection, radical in

that it is one of the first declaratives to transcend the previous dichotomy of

issues among women by expressing a commitment to a global framework in

which to address these issues, particularly the feminization …

Midwifery: An International Legal Perspective - The Need For Universal Legal Recognition, Danielle Rifkin

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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Islam, Law And Custom: Redefining Muslim Women's Rights, Azizah Al-Hibri

American University International Law Review

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Genetic Testing And Germ-Line Manipulation: Constructing A New Language For International Human Rights, Maha F. Munayyer

American University International Law Review

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Constitutional "Refolution" In The Ex-Communist World: The Rule Of Law

American University International Law Review

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Affirmative Action, A Look At South Africa And The United States: A Question Of Pigmentation Or Leveling The Playing Field?, Lundy R. Langston

American University International Law Review

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Hong Kong: Preserving Human Rights And The Rule Of Law

American University International Law Review

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Grant V. South-West Trains: Equality For Same-Sex Partners In The European Community, Paul L. Spackman

American University International Law Review

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European Constitutionalism And Its Discontents, J.H.H. Weiler, Joel P. Trachtman

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Traditionally, the European Community has been set apart from all other international organizations, as well as from states, and Euro- pean Community law has been distinguished from both international law and from domestic law. This was so because of the supposed unique internal structure and processes of the European Community. This "splendid isolation" is no longer viable. Increasingly in the .be- havior - and study - of other transnational organizations, polities or regimes, the European transnational experience has come to provide a model, a yardstick and a set of analytical and critical tools, and per- haps erroneously, a desideratum. While …