Essays about: "women’s human rights."

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  1. 36. "When Will Women be Human?" : a Critical Discourse Analysis of the portrayal of prostitution in the World Conferences on Women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Elisabeth Lindström; [2015]
    Keywords : Pornography; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Law; Women; Prostitution; Feminism; Traffic in Person; Critical Discourse Analysis; Human rights; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Prostitution is a disputed concept, not in the way that it is not defined, for it is, but not in the sense that would be to many viewed as ethical as well as moral values of the modern society. From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Person and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Oth-ers to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Wom-en, prostitution in itself is not defined and not established properly as an issue of old and still existing structures. READ MORE

  3. 37. Egyptian Secular Feminism After the Egyptian Revolution of 2011: An Analysis of Transformation of the Patriarchal Bargain Between Egyptian Secular Female Feminists and Political Leaderships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Aydin Baran Gurpinar; [2015]
    Keywords : Patriarchal bargain; Egyptian secular feminism; the Egyptian Revolution of 2011; post-Mubarak Egypt; the Muslim Brotherhood; El-Sisi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 opened up the public space for Egyptian women from very different backgrounds. However, although women played a decisive role in revolutionary events, this did not result in the abolishment of the patriarchal bargain between Egyptian secular-oriented female feminists and the state in post-Mubarak Egypt. READ MORE

  4. 38. Giving Birth : Debating Surrogate Motherhood in Sweden, A Question of Equality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Witkowsky; [2014]
    Keywords : surrogate motherhood; public debate; social problems; national context; women s rights; children s rights; equality; human value; family; separate spheres and hostile worlds;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to identify, analyze and interpret the framing and meaning of the surrogacy debate in Sweden. The study is built on a textual analysis of statements produced within the political sphere on the topic (2001-2012), as well as within other public contexts by actors such as interest groups, different debaters and newspaper editorials (2010-2014). READ MORE

  5. 39. "Reencountering our ways": A discourse analysis of indigenous women's work for their individual rights within the Mayan systems in Guatemala.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Maya Pérez Aronsson; [2013-10-11]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Women’s Rights; Indigenous Peoples Rights; Legal Pluralism; Latin America; Fairclough; Critical Discourse Analysis; Three-dimensional Model;

    Abstract : Legal pluralism, the co-existence of several legal systems within the same state, exists in most countries in the world. This existence of parallel legal systems can enhance women’s access to justice, for example if these legal institutions are located closer to the women in the rural areas or if the representatives speak the same language as the women. READ MORE

  6. 40. The Right to Abortion in the Council of Europe System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Bodil Norberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Abortion; Human Rights; Women s Rights; Public International Law; Statsrätt; Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights; Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights; Council of Europe; Mänskliga rättigheter; Europakonventionen; Abort; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Min forskningsfråga är i vilken utsträckning rätten till abort är skyddad i Europarådets system, med fokus på rättspraxis från den Europeiska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna. Teorier och förklaringsmodeller som används för att analysera policybeslut, lagstiftning och rättsfall gällande abort i Europarådet presenteras först. READ MORE