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William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

2011

Women

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Gendering Consitutional Design In Post-Conflict Societies, Dina Francesca Haynes, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Naomi Cahn Apr 2011

Gendering Consitutional Design In Post-Conflict Societies, Dina Francesca Haynes, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Naomi Cahn

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This article commences with a discussion of transitional constitutional
design and the ways in which the branches of government
relate to one another, focusing on the consequences of these structures
for women. We are convinced that an analysis of the rights-bearing
portions of a constitution alone is insufficient to fully capture the way
in which power is structured and experienced. Consistent with other
scholars, we start from the view that “constitutions are derived from
a social contract between the constituents who will be governed and
the political actors who will govern; they explain how the society
and government will operate …


Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law, Lucy Akinyi Orinda Apr 2011

Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law, Lucy Akinyi Orinda

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Protecting Women: Preserving Autonomy In The Commodification Of Motherhood, M. Elliott Neal Apr 2011

Protecting Women: Preserving Autonomy In The Commodification Of Motherhood, M. Elliott Neal

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


One Step Forward, But Two Steps Back: Why Gacaca In Rwanda Is Jeopardizing The Good Effect Of Akayesu On Women's Rights, Brittany A. Olwine Apr 2011

One Step Forward, But Two Steps Back: Why Gacaca In Rwanda Is Jeopardizing The Good Effect Of Akayesu On Women's Rights, Brittany A. Olwine

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Deconstructing Cedaw's Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa R. Pruitt Feb 2011

Deconstructing Cedaw's Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa R. Pruitt

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Witchcraft: A Human Rights Conflict Between Customary/Traditional Laws And The Legal Protection Of Women In Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, Maakor Quarmyne Feb 2011

Witchcraft: A Human Rights Conflict Between Customary/Traditional Laws And The Legal Protection Of Women In Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, Maakor Quarmyne

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.