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Law is often perceived as an instrument that can effect social change. While this might be so, it must be complemented by the necessary financial and human resources to make the law effective. Natalie Persadie explains that, among developing countries, such as Trinidad and Tobago, the achievement of legal advances for women—at either the international or national levels—is particularly difficult where practical measures are not subsequently implemented. This is, perhaps, attributable to a lack of political will. Important issues such as gender equality and domestic violence are not given priority and laws aimed at protecting women and promoting women’s rights are ineffective, scant, or unenforced. Gender justice can only be realized through a multilevel approach from above and, more importantly, from below, as women have the potential to effect real national and international legal and institutional change to ensure gender equality at both levels.

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Author:   Natalie Persadie
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780761858096

ISBN 10:   0761858091
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   26 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 22 from 22
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES LIST OF CASES LIST OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS LIST OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER ONE: GENDER AND THE LAW CHAPTER TWO: THE ANDROCENTRISM OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAPTER THREE: THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK - THE UNITED NATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS POST-1945 CHAPTER FOUR: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S DOMESTIC GENDER POLICY - THE LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE CHAPTER FIVE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - THE SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE CHAPTER SIX: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE CHAPTER SEVEN: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Natalie Persadie holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Birmingham, UK. She has co-authored several journal articles and books. Persadie is assistant professor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and part-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies.

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