Personal violence, public matter: : evolving standards in gender-based asylum law

• Autores: Karen Musalo
• Localización: Harvard International Review, ISSN-e 0739-1854, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 45-48
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the changing standards in gender-based asylum law in the U.S. Topics covered include the issue of protection for women brutalized by their intimate partners, the historical resistance to recognize women's rights as human rights, and the origins of the global refugee protection regime. Also mentioned are violations of women's rights as expressions of cultural norms