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Foreword
Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Sources of Women’s Human Rights
- Women’s Human Rights Theories
- Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
- Right to a Life Free of Violence
- Right to Equality in Marriage and Family Relationships
- Right to Political Representation and Participation
- Right to Economic Empowerment
- Conclusion: Looking Forward
Biography
Christine Forster is Associate Professor in Law, University of New South Wales, Australia, where she teaches torts, health and medical law and women’s human rights. Her areas of research include women’s human rights, CEDAW, gender equality laws and violence against women (particularly in the Asia Pacific).　　
　
Jaya Sagade is Director of the Women’s Studies Centre at ILS Law College, Pune, where she was the vice-principal and taught Women and the Law and Family Law for 32 years. Her areas of research are violence against women, gender equality, women’s human rights and CEDAW. She has a range of publications in these areas.　　　
