1st Edition

Engendering the State The International Diffusion of Women's Human Rights

By Lynn Savery Copyright 2007
292 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Why have states in general been slower to incorporate the international diffusion of women’s human rights norms domestically than other human rights norms and why has the diffusion of these norms varied so greatly between states? Why are some states more responsive and exert more effort than others to comply with these norms? Engendering the State explains these key issues and argues... Read more

1. Existing Explanations of International Norm Diffusion  2. International Norms of Sexual Non-Discrimination and Changing State Practices  3. Origins and Development of International Norms of Sexual Non-Discrimination  4. Germany  5. Spain  6. Japan  7. India. Conclusion

Biography

Lynn Savery