Description |
1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) |
Series |
Nijhoff law specials ; v. 73 |
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Nijhoff law specials ; 73.
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Contents |
The due diligence standard : what does it entail for women's rights? / Yakin Ertürk -- The history and development of the due diligence standard in international law and its role in the protection of women against violence / Joanna Bourke-Martignoni -- Preventing violence against women : the due diligence standard with respect to the obligation to banish gender stereotypes on the grounds of Article 5 (a) of the CEDAW Convention / Rikki Holtmaat -- Emerging human rights obligations for non-state actors / Ineke Boerefijn and Eva Naezer -- Due diligence and the power of economic players / Helen O'Connell -- Due diligence and the fight against gender-based violence in the inter-American system / Elizabeth A.H. Abi-Mershed -- Applying the due diligence principle in Asia Pacific / Lisa Pusey -- South Africa's response to domestic violence / Dee Smythe -- Violence against women by non-state actors, a responsibility for the state under human rights law : Amnesty International's work on domestic violence / Lisa Gormley -- Spain : more rights, but the obstacles remain / María Naredo Molero -- Human trafficking : a brief introduction to issues of responsibility and accountability / Anne Gallagher -- Problems with the implementation of the due diligence standard from the perspective of countries of origin in the OSCE region / Shivaun Scanlan -- Human trafficking in Germany / Nivedita Prasad and Babette Rohner -- Violence against women, cultural/religious traditions and the international standard of due diligence / Judith Wyttenbach -- Violence against women legitimised by arguments of 'culture' : thoughts from a Pakistani perspective / Farida Shaheed -- Controlling women's sexuality, sustaining dominant culture(s), legitimising gender-based violence : the case for due diligence / Susana T. Fried -- Violence against women in armed conflict / Theodor Winkler |
Summary |
Analyses the effectiveness of the due diligence standard as well as other strategies to prevent and respond to violence against women by non-state actors taking into account contemporary problems that pose threats to women's rights |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Derechos humanos fast |
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Sex discrimination against women.
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Women -- Violence against.
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Women's rights.
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Human rights.
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Human trafficking.
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LAW -- Gender & the Law.
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Human rights
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Human trafficking
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Sex discrimination against women
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Women -- Crimes against
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Women -- Violence against
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Women's rights
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Women.
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Violence.
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Sex crimes.
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Protection.
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Human rights.
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Accountability.
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Due diligence.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Benninger-Budel, Carin
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LC no. |
2008036006 |
ISBN |
9789004180888 |
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9004180885 |
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1282397753 |
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9781282397750 |
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9786612397752 |
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6612397756 |
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