International Law and the Status of Women

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hevener, Natalie Kaufman.

Series:

Westview replica edition.

Westview replica edition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women (International law).

Women--Rights--International law.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 249 pages).

Place of Publication:

Milton : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

Since 1945 more than 20 international legal instruments dealing specifically with women have been modified or consummated, reflecting a growing international consensus on issues concerning women's role in society. This book is the first complete collection and examination of this group of documents. Dr. Hevener analyzes each of the agreements and assesses its likely impact on the legal status of women. Categorizing the documents according to their goals, she demonstrates the broad range of economic, social, and political concerns they cover and evaluates contemporary patterns and future needs they reveal. The book includes a table of ratifications organized by country and region.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Author; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I; Introduction; International Agreements, 1945-1975; Recent Non-Treaty Action; Current International Consensus; Conclusion; Part II; 1. Charter of the United Nations; Background; Text (Excerpts); Table of Ratifications; 2. Convention Concerning the Employment of Women on Underground Work in Mines of All Kinds; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications; 3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Background; Text (Excerpts); 4. Convention Concerning Night Work of Women Employed in Industry

BackgroundText; Tables of Ratifications; 5. Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others; Background; Text; Tables of Ratifications; 6. International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children; Text; Tables of Ratifications; 7. International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age; Text; Table of Ratifications; 8. Convention Concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications

9. Convention on the Political Rights of WomenBackground; Text; Table of Ratifications; 10. Convention Concerning Maternity Protection; Background; Text; Tables of Ratifications; 11. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications; 12. Convention on the Nationality of Married Women; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications; 13. Convention Concerning Conditions of Employment of Plantation Workers; Background; Text (Excerpts); Table of Ratifications

14. Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and OccupationBackground; Text; Table of Ratifications; 15. Convention Against Discrimination in Education; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications; 16. Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications; 17. The International Covenants on Human Rights: Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Background; Text (Excerpts); Table of Ratifications; 18. The International Covenants on Human Rights: Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Text (Excerpts)Table of Ratifications; 19. Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; Background; Text; 20. Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace; Background; Text; 21. The World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women's Year; Background; Summary of Text; 22. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Background; Text; Table of Ratifications

Notes:

23. Programme of Action for the Second Half of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-05002-X

0-429-69687-6

9780429050022

OCLC:

1109787539