Jade S. Sasser. On infertile ground: Population control and women’s rights in the era of climate change
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-019-00554-z
Abstract: On Infertile Ground uncovers the hyporpoliticized landscape of the global population agenda, and how it is connected with the climate crisis, through analysis of historical and archival texts, interviews, and the author’s experiential immersion and… read more here.
Keywords: women rights; climate; infertile ground; climate change ... See more keywords
Jimmy Carter and women's rights: From the White House to Islamic feminism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2019.01.006
Abstract: Abstract Since 2009, former US President Jimmy Carter has been outspoken in his condemnation of abuses of women around the world. This appears to be a departure from his stance while in the White House… read more here.
Keywords: women rights; white house; carter; jimmy carter ... See more keywords
The Logics of Gender Justice: State Action on Women's Rights around the World Mala Htun and S. Laurel Weldon, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018, pp. 350.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008423919000660
Abstract: leurs données sur une théorie qui engloberait l’analyse. Il y a plutôt l’utilisation d’une myriade d’auteurs les plus divers et parfois en contradiction les uns avec les autres. On a ainsi l’impression que ces théories… read more here.
Keywords: action women; logics gender; state action; justice state ... See more keywords
Le Parti acadien et la quête d'un paradis perdu Michael Poplyansky, Québec : Septentrion, 2018, pp.178
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DOI: 10.1017/s000842391900088x
Abstract: how and why policy change on women’s rights occurs. The theoretical framework distinguishes between the different logics embedded in various gender policies, depending on whether the policy challenges women’s status as a group (status policies),… read more here.
Keywords: state; women rights; abortion; policy ... See more keywords
CEDAW AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL: ENHANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN CONFLICT
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020589317000483
Abstract: Abstract The proliferation of legal and normative standards regulating women's rights in conflict has been accompanied by concerns about their efficacy. The article examines the activities of the CEDAW Committee and the UN Security Council… read more here.
Keywords: rights conflict; women rights; security council; cedaw security ... See more keywords
The UN Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Women’s Rights
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DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2019.1631253
Abstract: The 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a momentous moment in recognition of a visionary document that set the standards for universal human rights. This declara... read more here.
Keywords: rights women; declaration human; women rights; human rights ... See more keywords
Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women’s Rights
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DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2020.1847678
Abstract: Why do Arab autocracies adopt women's rights? This is the driving question behind Aili Mari Tripp's latest book. The text explores why the Arab autocracies of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia – which ... read more here.
Keywords: women rights; adopt women; arab autocracies; autocracies adopt ... See more keywords
Not Just at Home or In The Grave: (Mis)Understanding Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
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DOI: 10.1080/17502977.2020.1812893
Abstract: This article presents an original dataset collected in predominantly rural, Eastern Afghanistan, which finds that girls’ access to education and women’s professional and economic opportunities are ... read more here.
Keywords: women rights; understanding women; grave mis; rights afghanistan ... See more keywords
Human Rights Universalism in Practice: What the Iranian Women’s Rights Movement Can Teach Us
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DOI: 10.1093/hrlr/ngaa025
Abstract: Does practice demonstrate the legitimacy of international human rights law? This article explores this question via a case study of the women’s rights movement in Iran. Current human rights sceptics question the system’s legitimacy because… read more here.
Keywords: women rights; rights movement; rights universalism; human rights ... See more keywords
Women's Rights Organizations and Human Trafficking†
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12396
Abstract: Objectives This article examines the impact of women's rights organizations (WROs) in preventing human trafficking and improving state policies on trafficking. WROs, through their knowledge and experience working with governments, and the services they provide… read more here.
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United Nations endorsement and support for human rights: An experiment on women’s rights in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343320912839
Abstract: The United Nations is one of the organizations charged with developing and promoting international human rights law. One of the primary ways that the United Nations tries to do that is by regularly reviewing the… read more here.
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