Gender, Culture and Human Rights

Reclaiming Universalism

AvSiobhán Mullally,Colin Harvey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

In recent years, feminist theory has increasingly defined itself in opposition to universalism and to discourses of human rights. Rejecting the troubled legacies of Enlightenment thinking, feminists have questioned the very premises upon which the international human rights movement is based. Rather than abandoning human rights discourse, however, this book argues that feminism should reclaim the universal and reconstruct the theory and practice of human rights. Discourse ethics and its post-metaphysical defence of universalism is offered as a key to this process of reconstruction. The implications of discourse ethics and the possibility of reclaiming universalism are explored in the context of the reservations debate in international human rights law and further examined in debates on women's human rights arising in Ireland, India and Pakistan. Each of these states shares a common constitutional heritage and, in each, religious-cultural claims, intertwined with processes of nation-building, have constrained the pursuit of gender equality.Ultimately, this book argues in favour of a dual-track approach to cultural conflicts, combining legal regulation with an ongoing moral-political dialogue on the scope and content of human rights.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-05-26
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:643 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Human Rights Law in Perspective
Antal sidor:287
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781841135137

Utforska kategorier

Folkrätt inom Juridik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Författningsrätt och förvaltningsrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Siobhan Mullally is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University College Cork, where she teaches international human rights law, immigration and refugee law and public international law.

Recensioner i media

the book succeeds in its goal of being 'a step that resituates feminism within the discourse of human rights, properly understood. It contributes significantly to highlighting with suspicion 'the growing gap between feminist theory and practice'. Jill Marshall, Lecturer in Law, Queen Mary, University of London International Journal of Law in Context 2009 Siobhan Mullally's book stands out as one of the more convincing and original contributions to this line of scholarship. The book also contributes to the feminist scholarship which critiques international human rights discourse...it targets, and deserves, a wide readership...Apart from being an important contribution to the feminism and human rights scholarship, the book is a stimulating read both for its skilful theoretical analysis and its fresh take on familiar practical dilemmas. More importantly, the monograph is to be welcomed as it addresses international human rights strategy in a way which is both deeply theoretical and contextual. Anastasia Vakulenko Feminist Legal Studies 2007 ...contains interesting and lively discussions both of feminist and political theory... Aileen McColgan Journal of Law and Society, Vol 33, No 4 2006 " Universalism" has become a pejorative word in contemporary feminist scholarship. Siobhain Mullally's superb book on human rights law and cultural conflicts, which confirms the continued relevance of universal values to the international women's movement, is a much needed antidote to this trend...The two chapters that discuss the debates on family values and reproductive rights in Ireland reveal Mullally's skilful mastery of " insider methodology" as she applies her dual track approach to her " home" cultural context. Just as impressive is Mullally's ability to apply her theoretical analysis to non-Western cultures. Maleiha Malik European Human Rights Law Review 2006, 6

Innehållsförteckning

1 The Discourse of Human Rights: ‘An Active Enemy of Women’s Progress’?2 Alan Gewirth’s Community of Rights: Feminism, Liberalism and the Value of Community3 Political Liberalism, Feminism and the Limits of an ‘Overlapping Consensus’4 Nussbaum and the Human Capabilities Approach: Reconciling Feminism and Universalism?5 Discourse Ethics, Feminism and the Return to the Universal6 Opting out of Women’s Human Rights: Reservations to Human Rights Treaties and the Defence of Culture7 Debating Gender in Ireland (1): Family Values8 Debating Gender in Ireland (2): Reproductive Rights9 Women, Human Rights and Cultural Claims in Pakistan10 Debating Gender Equality in India: Feminism and Multicultural DilemmasCONCLUSION