Translating international women's rights : the CEDAW convention in context /: the CEDAW convention in context. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susanne Zwingel.
• Authors: Zwingel, Susanne, 1968-
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing norm translation: women's rights as transnational practice -- 3. The creation of CEDAW within the global discourse on gender equality -- 4. CEDAW as a 'living document': over thirty years of committee work -- 5. A new tool in the toolbox: the optional protocol to the convention -- 6. Creating 'thick connections': translating activism in the CEDAW process -- 7. Auditing the contract partners: states parties' connectivity with CEDAW -- 8. Some patches in the quilt: cases of impact translation -- 9. Conclusion: How far can CEDAW reach? Lessons for a better understanding of norm translation.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 342.08/78; Political science; Women (International law); Women -- Legal status, laws, etc; Women's rights; International organization; Social justice; Sociology; LAW -- Constitutional; LAW -- Public; Women (International law); Women's rights; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Social Science -- Gender Studies; International institutions; Politics & government; Gender studies, gender groups; Political Science -- General; Political science & theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137315014; 1137315016
• Related ISBNs: 9780230290976; 0230290973
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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