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AUG 6, 2000 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 3 (Summer 2000): Silence Breaking: The Women's Dimension of the Human Rights Box: Articles: Ending Female Genital Mutilation without Human Rights: Two Approaches-Egypt
FGM can be dismantled by persistent questioning. An appeal informed by an understanding of human rights, but which draws upon local cultural and religious notions ...
AUG 6, 2000 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 3 (Summer 2000): Silence Breaking: The Women's Dimension of the Human Rights Box: Articles: The "Capabilities" Advantage to Promoting Women's Human Rights
Nussbaum's "capabilities approach" clearly articulates the motivating concerns and ultimate goals of social justice, and provides a benchmark with which to measure what it means ...
AUG 6, 2000 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 3 (Summer 2000): Silence Breaking: The Women's Dimension of the Human Rights Box: Articles: Reflections of a Global Women's Activist
The focus of criminal justice systems on “finding the bad guy,” without a comprehensive analysis of what perpetuates abuses, often renders women as “victims.” Creating ...
MAY 12, 2000 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: Kosovo: An Assessment in the Context of International Law
South African jurist Richard J. Goldstone traces the troubled history of the Albanian province of Kosovo after it was incorporated into the new Yugoslavia in 1945.
APR 6, 2000 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 2 (Spring 2000): Litigating Human Rights: Promise v. Perils: Articles: The Story from the Oil Patch: The Under-Represented in Aguinda v. Texaco
The Aguinda v. Texaco lawsuit and its impact on the people fo the remote Amazon region in Ecuador has provided an opportunity to make ...