Essays about: "Cultural Relativism"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 30 essays containing the words Cultural Relativism.

1. 26. How Gender and the Right to Culture have Influenced the Development of Modern International Criminal Law: A Study on the Crime of Gender-Based Persecution under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Emily Mackay; [2008]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Nearly a decade has passed since the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (''Rome Statute'') on 17 July 1998. International criminal law has advanced considerably during this period, particularly with respect to the crime of gender-based persecution. READ MORE

3. 27. The Role of Gender in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict- Exploring the impact of occupation and patriarchy on Palestinian women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andrea Ernudd; [2007]
   Keywords : Israeli-Palestinian conflict; gender roles; occupation; patriarchy; Palestinian Authority; human rights; Peace and conflict research; polemology; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a gender inclusive perspective, seeking to explore and establish some of the ways in which Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza are affected by two interlocking systems of oppression, namely occupation and patriarchy. I will carry out this aim through a qualitative case study guided essentially by feminist theorizing on gender and war, human rights, and nationalisms. READ MORE

4. 28. Indian Organ Trade ; From the Perspective of Weak Cultural Relativism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Mette Haagen; [2005]
   Keywords : South Asia; India; Bangalore; organ trade; poverty; human rights; weak cultural relativism; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The topic of this study was the Indian organ trade. It was assumed that the research literature on the Indian organ trade is dominated by a human rights discourse (HRD), which restricts analysis. READ MORE

5. 29. The Conformity of Singaporean Marital Law with International Human Rights Standards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Nilsson; [2004]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Two different family laws apply in Singapore. Marriages between members of the majority population, regardless of personal religious belief, are regulated by civil law in the Women's Charter. Marriages between persons officially categorized by birth as Muslims are explicitly excluded from the application of civil law. READ MORE

6. 30. Cultural Relativism and Reservations to Human Rights Treaties:The Legal Effects of the Saudi Reservation to CEDAW

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sarah Hélaoui; [2004]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Saudi Arabia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2000. The ratification was a step forward for the strict gender segregated country but could not be genuinely hailed due to a general reservation giving prevalence to Islamic Law in case of conflict with the provision of the Convention. READ MORE