Journal article
Legal pluralism and women's rights after conflict: the role of CEDAW
- Abstract:
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Protecting and promoting women’s rights is an immense challenge after conflict, especially when state court capacity is limited and non-state justice systems handle most disputes. However, legal pluralism’s implications for gender equality remain under-theorized as is CEDAW’s potential to improve women’s rights in these settings. The article offers a theoretical framework to help understand the varying relationships between state and non-state justice. It also proposes strategies for interact...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Columbia University School of Law Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Columbia Human Rights Law Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 112-146
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-22
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-28
- ISSN:
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0090-7944
- Source identifiers:
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619342
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:619342
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uuid:b6535bdd-f8d9-420f-afd8-6405c4a521e6
- Local pid:
- pubs:619342
- Deposit date:
- 2016-05-05
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- Copyright holder:
- Columbia University School of Law
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright 2016 Columbia Human Rights Law Review. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Columbia Human Rights Law Review at: http://hrlr.law.columbia.edu/volume-48/
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