Intersectionality in the human rights legal framework on violence against women : at the centre or the margins? / Lorena Sosa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sosa, Lorena, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women (International law).

Women--Crimes against--Law and legislation.

Women.

Human rights.

Women--Crimes against.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

While gender has become a cornerstone of the current human rights framework on violence against women (VAW), a new theoretical concept has been gaining ground and becoming increasingly visible: intersectionality. In response, this book clarifies three main aspects of the incorporation of intersectionality: it identifies the theoretical and practical implications in relation to VAW; it reveals to what extent intersectionality is incorporated in the current human rights framework on VAW; and it provides empirical evidence of the potential benefits and advantages for cases of VAW derived from the application of intersectionality. This book presents a comprehensive view of approaches within three jurisdictions (the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Inter-American System) and it will appeal to human rights scholars, lawyers and other practitioners, particularly those interested in VAW and diversity.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316771525

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.