Women's Human Rights and the Conversation across Cultures

Authors

Penelope Andrews, New York Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

This comment examines the vision of women's rights and equality as outlined in CEDAW. It raises some of thepossibilities and limitations associated with universalizing legal norms in a context of enormous global disparities, particularly in material and cultural terms.

Comments

Globalization and Comparative Family Law: A Discussion of Pluralism, Universality, and Markets

Albany Law Review, Vol. 67, Issue 2 (2003), pp. 609-616

Recommended Citation

Andrews, Penelope, "Women's Human Rights and the Conversation across Cultures" (2003). Articles & Chapters. 1258.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_articles_chapters/1258