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Promoting Gender Equity And Foreign Policy Goals Through Ratifying The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, Raj Telwala Jan 2021

Promoting Gender Equity And Foreign Policy Goals Through Ratifying The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, Raj Telwala

Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity

No abstract provided.


The Right To Freely Have Sex? Beyond Biology: Reproductive Rights And Sexual Self-Determination, Yakaré-Oulé Jansen Jul 2015

The Right To Freely Have Sex? Beyond Biology: Reproductive Rights And Sexual Self-Determination, Yakaré-Oulé Jansen

Akron Law Review

Part I will briefly set out how sexual rights are approached in the national legal arena. The way the U.S. Supreme Court treats reproductive rights provides a good example as it has some analogies with the treatment of reproductive rights under international human rights law; the Court focuses primarily on the biological aspects of sexuality and has been reluctant to acknowledge rights that fall within the realm of sexual self-determination. This case study is followed in Part II by an analysis of to what extent the treaty bodies of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”), International Covenant …


Conscientious Objection Of Health Care Providers: Lessons From The Experience Of The United States, Soledad Bertelsen Oct 2013

Conscientious Objection Of Health Care Providers: Lessons From The Experience Of The United States, Soledad Bertelsen

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

In recent years, legislation and regulations in different countries of the world have raised questions about the conscientious objection of health care providers. In Spain, the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Act of 2010 (Sexual and Reproductive Health Act) recognizes the right to conscientious objection of professionals directly involved in the termination of pregnancy but also expands the possibility to perform abortions in relation to previous legislation. The application of the conscientious objection clause, however, leaves multiple questions open, and both the administration and the judiciary have reached different conclusions in its interpretation. The discussion about …


Reproductive Health As A Human Right, Lance Gable Jan 2010

Reproductive Health As A Human Right, Lance Gable

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo Jan 1995

Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo

American University Law Review

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Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Rhonda Copelon Jan 1995

Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Rhonda Copelon

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.