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Law and Gender

University of Baltimore Law Review

2012

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Cross-Dressers With Benefits: Female Combat Soldiers In The United States And Israel, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles Jan 2012

Cross-Dressers With Benefits: Female Combat Soldiers In The United States And Israel, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Cedaw And Rural Development: Empowering Women With Law From The Top Down, Activism From The Bottom Up, Marta R. Vanegas, Lisa R. Pruitt Jan 2012

Cedaw And Rural Development: Empowering Women With Law From The Top Down, Activism From The Bottom Up, Marta R. Vanegas, Lisa R. Pruitt

University of Baltimore Law Review

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is one of the most widely ratified human rights treaties in history, yet many view it as a failure in terms of what it has achieved for women. In spite of the lack of a meaningful enforcement mechanism and various other shortcomings, however, CEDAW has inspired feminist activism around the world and helped raise women's legal consciousness. While CEDAW itself is widely viewed as a product of feminist activism in the international arena, this essay explores the Convention's role as a source of-and tool for-grassroots feminist activism. …


Symposium Foreword: Applying Feminism Globally, Margaret E. Johnson Jan 2012

Symposium Foreword: Applying Feminism Globally, Margaret E. Johnson

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Feminism In The Global Political Economy: Contradiction And Consensus In Cuba, Deborah M. Weissman Jan 2012

Feminism In The Global Political Economy: Contradiction And Consensus In Cuba, Deborah M. Weissman

University of Baltimore Law Review

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The Modern Hiv/Aids Epidemic And Human Rights In The United States: A Lens Into Lingering Gender, Race, And Health Disparities And Cutting Edge Approaches To Justice, Brook Kelly Jan 2012

The Modern Hiv/Aids Epidemic And Human Rights In The United States: A Lens Into Lingering Gender, Race, And Health Disparities And Cutting Edge Approaches To Justice, Brook Kelly

University of Baltimore Law Review

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