Feminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence against Women: International Perspectives

Around the world, discriminatory legislation often known as family law prevents women from accessing their human rights. Drawing on a range of global case studies and interviews, this book shows how women are contributing to legal reform, helping to shape non-discriminatory policies and counter gender-based violence.

Author: Mahnaz Akhami
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/18/2018
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781138344921

About the Author

Mahnaz Afkhami is Founder and President of Women's Learning Partnership, former Minister for Women's Affairs in Iran, and author of Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World.

Yakın Ertürk is retired Professor of Sociology, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, former Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), and author of Violence without Borders: Paradigm, Policy and Praxis Concerning Violence Against Women.

Ann Elizabeth Mayer is Associate Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and author of Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics.