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Sexual and gender-based violence in international law : making international institutions work / Bharat H. Desai and Moumita Mandal.
Springer Nature - Springer Law and Criminology eBooks 2022 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desai, Bharat H., author.
- Mandal, Moumita, author.
- Series:
- Law and Criminology Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture and law.
- International law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 283 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gateway East, Singapore : Springer, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book addresses sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women from an international law point of view.It identifies the reasons behind SGBV against women with a specific focus on cultural practices that try to justify it and highlights the legal challenges related to the topic for both national and international justice systems.
- Contents:
- Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A Global Concern
- International Legal Protection Against SGBV
- Role of the Cultural Factors in SGBV
- Role of the International Institutions in Addressing SGBV
- The Legal Challenges.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 981-19-0894-X
- OCLC:
- 1333709269
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