Buch
Monografie
In pursuit of justice
New York, NY:
UN Women
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2011
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164 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Link: | Volltext |
| Körperschaft: | Vereinte Nationen / Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
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Progress of the world's women
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| Jahr: | 2011 |
| Maße: | 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 1936291339 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Although equality between women and men is guaranteed in the Constitutions of 139 countries and territories, inadequate laws and implementation gaps make these guarantees hollow promises, having little impact on the day-to-day lives of women. In many contexts, in rich and poor countries alike, the infrastructure of justice – the police, the courts and the judiciary – is failing women, which manifests itself in poor services and hostile attitudes from the very people whose duty it is to meet women’s rights. Progress of the World’s Women shows that well-functioning legal and justice systems can be a vital mechanism for women to achieve their rights. They can shape society by providing accountability, by stopping the abuse of power and by creating new norms. The courts have been a critical site of accountability for individual women to claim rights and to set legal precedents that have benefitted millions of others. This report highlights the ways in which governments and civil society are working together to reform laws and create new models for justice service delivery that meet women’s needs. It demonstrates how they have risen to the challenge of ensuring that women can access justice in the most challenging of situations, including in the context of legal pluralism and during and after conflict. | |
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