This ethnographic analysis of one of the core human rights conventions suggests that
despite the lack of enforceability of this convention and its operation within the framework of …

Most studies of rape-law reform outcomes focus on single cases. We advance this literature
by studying outcomes more systematically—leveraging new cross-national and longitudinal …

Demonstrating how users of law, who often operate in multi-sited situations, are forced to
deal with increasingly complex legal circumstances, this volume focuses on political and …

Group-specific family laws are said to provide women fewer rights and impede policy
change. India's family law systems specific to religious groups underwent important gender …

The identification of women with their physical bodies is the root cause of their oppression in
a patriarchal culture and society like India. Most often women are denied the rights to …

Globalisation and the Rule of Law reassesses the idea of the'rule of law'within the present
complex and increasingly internationalized environment. There have been many books …

Abstract The French Civil Union, known as PACS (civil solidarity pact) was created in 1999.
At this time it was mainly viewed as a registered partnership for same-sex couples. But it has …

In this first chapter, I will introduce my thesis, focusing on its aims, core areas and theoretical
and methodological frameworks. This chapter is divided into three main parts. In the first …

In recent writings about globalization and the globalization of law, there is recognition of an
Americanization of international law or at least the presence of a heavy American imprint in …

Resumen La Convención Internacional sobre la Eliminación de las Todas las Formas de
Discriminación Contra la Mujer es uno de los seis instrumentos internacionales de derechos …