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Women's Human Rights and the Conversation Across Cultures

Penelope Andrews
Valparaiso University - Law School; La Trobe University, Melbourne

Albany Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 2, 2003

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This comment examines the vision of women's rights and equality as outlined in CEDAW. It raises some of the possibilities and limitations associated with universalizing legal norms in a context of enormous global disparities, particularly in material and cultural terms.

Keywords: women's human rights, culture

JEL Classifications: K33

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Date posted: March 08, 2007 ; Last revised: March 08, 2007

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Andrews, Penelope, Women's Human Rights and the Conversation Across Cultures. Albany Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 2, 2003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=968389

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Penelope Andrews (Contact Author) Valparaiso University - Law School ( email ) 656 S. Greenwich St. Valparaiso, IN 46383-6493 United States 219-465-7972 (Phone) 219-465-7872 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.valpo.edu/law
La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria 3552 3086 Australia

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Date posted: March 08, 2007 ; Last revised: March 08, 2007

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Penelope Andrews (Contact Author)