Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author:   Rebecca Adami (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   32
ISBN:  

9781138345355


Pages:   162
Publication Date:   10 October 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights


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Who were the non-Western women delegates who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) from 1945-1948? Which member states did these women represent, and in what ways did they push for a more inclusive language than ""the rights of Man"" in the texts? This book provides a gendered historical narrative of human rights from the San Francisco Conference in 1945 to the final vote of the UDHR in the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948. It highlights the contributions by Latin American feminist delegates, and the prominent non-Western female representatives from new member states of the UN. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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Author:   Rebecca Adami (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   32
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781138345355


ISBN 10:   1138345350
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   10 October 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: A Counter Narrative to Earlier Research 1. The San Francisco Conference – A Call to All Women 2. A Charter Signed by Women? 3. The United Nations 1946 – Will Women Have a Say? 4. The Commission on Human Rights – or the ""Rights of Man""? 5. The Commission on the Status of Women – on Sisterhood 6. A Lack of Acknowledgement – ""Men"" Trumps ""All Human Beings"" 7. The Commission on Human Rights Pressured to Consider the Rights of Women 8. The Third Committee – Rights in the Private Realm 9. The Socialist Dissent – A Surprising Support for Women? 10. Is a Vote in the General Assembly a Vote for the People?. Epilogue: On Female Representation in the United Nations"

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Rebecca Adami is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Education, Stockholm University and Associate Researcher at SOAS University of London.

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