Gender in Human Rights and Transitional Justice in the Global South

TitleGender in Human Rights and Transitional Justice in the Global South
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsLahai, John Idriss, and Khanyisela Moyo
Number of Pages272
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
CityLondon
Abstract

This volume counters one-sided dominant discursive representations of gender in human rights and transitional justice, and women's place in the transformations of neoliberal human rights, and contributes a more balanced examination of how transitional justice and human rights institutions, and political institutions impact the lives and experiences of women. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the contributors to this volume theorize and historicize the place of women's rights (and gender), situating it within contemporary country-specific political, legal, socio-cultural and global contexts. Chapters examine the progress and challenges facing women (and women's groups) in transitioning countries: from Peru to Argentina, from Kenya to Sierra Leone, and from Bosnia to Sri Lanka, in a variety of contexts, attending especially to the relationships between local and global forces.

URLhttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-54202-7
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