Defying Convention: US Resistance to the UN Treaty on Women's Rights (Problems of International Politics)

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) articulates what has now become a global norm. CEDAW establishes the moral, civic, and political equality of women; women's right to be free from discrimination and violence; and the responsibility of governments to take positive action to achieve these goals. The United States is not among the 187 countries that have ratified the treaty. To explain why the Uni...

By Lisa Baldez
Series: Problems of International Politics
Paperback: 249 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (August 11, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107416825
ISBN-13: 978-1107416826
Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1927793
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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