Without prejudice : CEDAW and the determination of women's rights in a legal and cultural context /
UN convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination agai nst women (CEDAW) and the determination of women's rights in a legal an d cultural context
edited by Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman.
- London : Commonwealth Secretariat, c2010.
- viii, 198 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman -- Thoughts on the UN convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against w omen (CEDAW) / Christine Chinkin --The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and realisation of f ights : reflections on standard settings and culture / Indira Jaising - - Culture, religion and gender : an overview / Frances Raday -- Domesti cation of CEDAW : points to consider for customary laws and practices / C.C. Nweze -- Gender, culture and the law : the South African experien ce / Mokgadi Lucy Mailula -- Scope of regional instruments : a perspec tive on the Southern and East African region / Gladys M. Nhekairo Mutuk wa -- Last but not least : CEDAW and family law / Cassandra Balchin -- Gender analysis of child support in the Caribbean : legal, socio-econom ic and cultural issues for consideration / Roberta Clarke, Tracey Robi nson and Jacquline Sealy-Burke -- Women's dignity and rights : situatin g Pacific experiences / Mere Pulea -- Promoting the human rights of wom en and girls through developing human rights jurisprudence and advancin g the domestication of international human rights standards -- Realisin g human rights in national jurisdictions -- CEDAW and the committee : p ersonal reflections / Savitri Goonesekera --CEDAW : reflections on the framework in the context of culture / Farida Shaheed -- Reflections on CEDAW / Radhika Coomaraswamy -- Endnote / Meena Shivdas and Sarah Colem an.