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Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems

Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems

Name: Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems
Brand: Brill Nijhoff
SKU: 9789004343566
Price: 3351.60 HKD
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Author: Maria Sjoholm
ISBN: 9789004343566

By Maria Sjoholm

Brill Nijhoff October 2017

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ISBN-13: 9789004343566
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Publication: October 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems Maria Sjöholm examines the jurisprudence on gender-based harms in the European, Inter-American and African regional human rights law systems from the viewpoint of feminist legal methods and theories. By offering indicators relevant for gender-sensitive norm interpretation, Maria Sjöholm identifies inconsistencies in the current regional legal frameworks with regard to the protection of women concerning such harms as domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual violence, forced sterilization and restrictions on other reproductive rights.

The book offers an in-depth account not only of the manner in which such harms have been integrated into general human rights law treaties, but also their categorization as human rights norms and the scope of attached state obligations.

Part I: Women’s Rights in Regional Human Rights Regimes; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Research Questions; 1.3 Materials and Delimitations; 1.4 Structure; 2. The Regional Human Rights Law Systems; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The European Human Rights Law System; 2.3 The Inter-American Human Rights Law System; 2.4 The African Human Rights Law System; Part II: Theoretical Perspectives; 3. Feminist Legal Methods and Theories; 3.1 What Are Women’s Rights? The Controversies of Categorization: Women, Sex or Gender; 3.2 Feminist Legal Methods in International Law; 3.3 Feminist Theoretical Approaches and Gaps in Human Rights Law Protection; 3.4 Consequences of Gaps in Protection; 3.5 Summary; 4. Considering Gender in Norm Interpretation; 4.1 Integrating Women’s Rights – A Reinterpretation of the Scope of Rights; 4.2 Gender Mainstreaming; 4.3 Gender-Sensitive Interpretation of Rights; 4.4 Acknowledging Gender Stereotyping; 4.5 Treaty Interpretation Methods by the Regional Human Rights Courts; 4.6 Introducing Positive Obligations for States and the Duty to Protect; 4.7 Acknowledging Vulnerability; 4.8 Acknowledging Intersectionality; 4.9 Concluding Remarks; Part III Regional Jurisprudence on Women’s Rights; 5. Non-Discrimination And Equality; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The European Court of Human Rights; 5.3 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 5.4 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 5.5 Summary; 6. Sexual Violence; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Feminist Discourse; 6.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 6.4 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 6.5 The African Commission on Human And Peoples’ Rights; 6.6 Final Reflections; 7. Forced Nudity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Feminist Discourse; 7.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 7.4 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 7.5 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 7.6 Discussion; 8. Forced Gynecological Examinations; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Feminist Discourse; 8.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 8.4 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 8.5 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 8.6 Concluding Remarks; 9. Domestic Violence; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Feminist Discourse; 9.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 9.4 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 9.5 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 9.6 Final Remarks; 10. Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Feminist Discourse; 10.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 10.4 The Inter-American Human Rights System; 10.5 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 11. Reproductive Rights; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Which Human Rights?; 11.3 Feminist Discourse; 11.4 Access to Abortion; 11.5 Forced and Coerced Sterilization; 11.6 Assisted Reproductive Technologies; 11.7 Maternal Health-Care; 12. Freedom Of Religion and Gender: The Islamic Headscarf; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Feminist Discourse; 12.3 The European Court of Human Rights; 13.
Summary And Final Reflections: 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation; 13.3 Theoretical Impediments to Gender-Sensitivity; 13.4 Final Reflections; Bibliography; Index.