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legal, cultural and medical issues
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Skaine, Rosemarie
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- AFR 3 2005
- Thesaurus
- genitale verminking, recht, wetgeving, religie, ethiek, volkscultuur, Afrika
- Description
- This book discusses the definition and types of female genitale mutilation and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa and other continents, global laws, legal issues, rights and religion. Ethical considerations are examined, as are progress and the role of culture. Personal interviews help to expand and enrich the discussion. The book concludes with thoughts on the movement from tradition to cultural evolution.
an African perspective
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Banda, Fareda
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- AFR 8 2005
- Thesaurus
- mensenrechten, rechtspraak, reproductieve rechten, huwelijken, privaatrecht, ngo's, politieke participatie, genitale verminking, wetgeving, Afrika
- Description
- The book focuses on women's experiences in the family. This is because the lives of women continue to be lived out largely in the private domain, where the right to privacy is used to conceal unequal treatment of women which is justified by invoking 'custom' and 'tradition'. The book shows how law and its interpretation is used to disenfranchise women, resulting in their being deprived of land and other property which they may have helped to accumulate. It also considers issues of violence within the home, reproductive rights and examines the issue of female genital cutting. The role of women in development is explored as is their participation in politics and the NGO sector. A major theme of the book is a consideration of the linkages of constitutional and international human rights norms with local values. This is done using feminist tools of analysis. The book considers the provisions of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women which was adopted by the African Union in July 2003.
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Essed, Philomena > (ed.)
- Creator
- Goldberg, David Theo > (ed.)
- Creator
- Kobayashi, Audrey > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Bal, Mieke
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- WER 22 2005
- Thesaurus
- vrouwenstudies, kolonialisme, filosofie, epistemologie, genetica, mannelijkheid, heteroseksualiteit, recht, beleid, huiselijk geweld, oorlog en vrede, geweld, techniek, prostitutie, sociale bewegingen, globalisering, vluchtelingen, vakbonden, gezinnen, voortplanting, gehandicapten, gezondheid, sporten, milieu, architectuur, religie, bundel, Afrika, Europa, Caraïbisch gebied, Latijns-Amerika
- Description
- A Companion to Gender Studies presents a comprehensive vision of its field, and its new directions. It is designed to demonstrate in action the rich interplay between gender and other markers of social position and (dis)privilege, such as race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. The book is organized thematically and each chapter gives insightful consideration to the differing views on its topic, and also clarifies each contributor's own position.
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