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Full-Text Articles in Human Rights Law
Universals And Particulars: A Comment On Women's Human Rights And Religious Marriage Contracts, Carol Weisbrod
Universals And Particulars: A Comment On Women's Human Rights And Religious Marriage Contracts, Carol Weisbrod
Faculty Articles and Papers
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Let's Plead For Justice And Pray For Healing, Irene Chu
Let's Plead For Justice And Pray For Healing, Irene Chu
Buffalo Women's Law Journal
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Women's Human Rights And "Honor Killings" In Islamic Cultures, Yolanda Asamoah-Wade
Women's Human Rights And "Honor Killings" In Islamic Cultures, Yolanda Asamoah-Wade
Buffalo Women's Law Journal
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The Past, Present, And Future Of International Trafficking In Women For Prostitution, Michelle O. P. Dunbar
The Past, Present, And Future Of International Trafficking In Women For Prostitution, Michelle O. P. Dunbar
Buffalo Women's Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Asian Law Journal Symposium On Labor And Immigration, Hina Shah
Asian Law Journal Symposium On Labor And Immigration, Hina Shah
Publications
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Markets And Women's International Human Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider
Markets And Women's International Human Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider
Faculty Scholarship
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Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews
Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews
Articles & Chapters
This paper describes the role of culture in perpetuating violence against women. It does this by contextualizing violence against women in South Africa within the grand project of transformation taking place there, and highlighting the possibilities of fundamental restructuring, with respect to rights and equality for women, when the feminist project intersects with the non-racial project. The paper, therefore, visits a familiar question, namely, the obstacles to transformation when the eradication of racism takes precedence over the elimination of sexism, as it historically has in South Africa. In addition, this paper describes recent attempts by the legislature and courts in …
Women In The New Millennium: The Promises Of The Past Are Now The Problems For The Millennium, Lundy Langston
Women In The New Millennium: The Promises Of The Past Are Now The Problems For The Millennium, Lundy Langston
Journal Publications
In this Article, I will explore the roles of women and the expectations that society maintains for them in the past and the expectations for the present and future. As we enter the millennium, the courts appear to administer the law in the same way as laws were administered prior to the women's rights movement. Judges appear to implement notions of equal rights while society attaches the notions of the "difference group" without any special treatment for the dual roles. Something interesting appears to be happening to the dual roles of women. There is one standard stating that women must …
The Health Care Crisis Facing Women Under Taliban Rule In Afghanistan, Stephanie Dubitsky
The Health Care Crisis Facing Women Under Taliban Rule In Afghanistan, Stephanie Dubitsky
Human Rights Brief
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