Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Scaffolding for Global Women’s Rights, 1945–1970
- 3 Geopolitics and Drafting the UN Treaty on Women’s Rights
- 4 An Evolving Global Norm of Women’s Rights
- 5 CEDAW Impact: Process, Not Policy
- 6 Why the United States Has Not Ratified CEDAW
- 7 CEDAW and Domestic Violence Law in the United States
- 8 Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2014
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Scaffolding for Global Women’s Rights, 1945–1970
- 3 Geopolitics and Drafting the UN Treaty on Women’s Rights
- 4 An Evolving Global Norm of Women’s Rights
- 5 CEDAW Impact: Process, Not Policy
- 6 Why the United States Has Not Ratified CEDAW
- 7 CEDAW and Domestic Violence Law in the United States
- 8 Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
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- Defying ConventionUS Resistance to the UN Treaty on Women's Rights, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014