{"product_id":"the-circle-of-empowerment-twenty-five-years-of-the-un-committee-on-the-elimination-of-discrimination-against-women-paperback","title":"The Circle of Empowerment: Twenty-Five Years of the Un Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanna Schöpp-Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCees Flinterman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKofi Annan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the most important human rights treaty for women ever created. The United States is the only industrialized country that has yet to ratify it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays and personal reflections written by 42 former and current members of CEDAW's Committee and five UN staff members reveal the profound impact this Convention has had on women's lives around the world. With examples and moving reminiscences from Korea to Egypt, from Russia to the Caribbean, this book addresses CEDAW's impact on women in personal status laws, labor markets, migration, human trafficking, politics, as well as the obstacles created by cultural stereotypes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanna Beate Schöpp-Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the CEDAW Committee since 1989, is currently a lecturer and consultant on human rights in Europe and Asia. She has made contributions to various functions of the Committee, making it the strong and well-respected human rights organization that it is recognized as today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCees Flinterman\u003c\/b\u003e, member of the CEDAW Committee since 2002, is a professor of international law at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. He served on the Dutch delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women and was heavily involved in the formulation and adoption of CEDAW's Optional Protocol.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.74 x 6.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45893121441989,"sku":"9781558615632","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lpcGwZdR_X9781558615632_607a4744-ba6c-4268-ac1c-8282d3eac80f.webp?v=1771919418","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-circle-of-empowerment-twenty-five-years-of-the-un-committee-on-the-elimination-of-discrimination-against-women-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}