Intersectionality in the Human Rights Legal Framework on Violence against Women
At the Centre or the Margins?
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, International, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Lorena Sosa | ISBN: | 9781316780312 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | October 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lorena Sosa |
| ISBN: | 9781316780312 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | October 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
While gender has become a cornerstone of the current human rights framework on violence against women (VAW), a new theoretical concept has been gaining ground and becoming increasingly visible: intersectionality. In response, this book clarifies three main aspects of the incorporation of intersectionality: it identifies the theoretical and practical implications in relation to VAW; it reveals to what extent intersectionality is incorporated in the current human rights framework on VAW; and it provides empirical evidence of the potential benefits and advantages for cases of VAW derived from the application of intersectionality. This book presents a comprehensive view of approaches within three jurisdictions (the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Inter-American System) and it will appeal to human rights scholars, lawyers and other practitioners, particularly those interested in VAW and diversity.
While gender has become a cornerstone of the current human rights framework on violence against women (VAW), a new theoretical concept has been gaining ground and becoming increasingly visible: intersectionality. In response, this book clarifies three main aspects of the incorporation of intersectionality: it identifies the theoretical and practical implications in relation to VAW; it reveals to what extent intersectionality is incorporated in the current human rights framework on VAW; and it provides empirical evidence of the potential benefits and advantages for cases of VAW derived from the application of intersectionality. This book presents a comprehensive view of approaches within three jurisdictions (the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Inter-American System) and it will appeal to human rights scholars, lawyers and other practitioners, particularly those interested in VAW and diversity.
