Examines sex, violence and the body through a focus on the multiple and fascinating relationships between sexuality and wounding in both the real world and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines, including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, this bo…
Foreword - Sonia Picado Sotela 1. Women's International Human Rights Law: The Way Forward - Rebecca J. 2. To Bellow like a Cow: Women, Ethnicity, and the Discourse of Rights 3. What are "Women's International Human Rights"? Hilary Charlesworth 4. State Responsibility Goes Pr…
This book examines the issue of gender and violence in the Middle East and North Africa. While gender-based violence is a universal phenomenon, it takes interesting nuances and in this region where tradition, social norm, religion, war, and politics intermingle in a powerful spa…