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The rights of women the authoritative ACLU guide to women's rights / by Lapidus, Lenora M.

Table of Contents: “…Constitutional rights : equal protection -- Employment : discrimination and parenting issues -- Trafficking and forced labor of women workers -- Education -- Violence against women -- Reproductive freedom -- Family law -- The criminal justice system -- TANF/welfare -- Housing -- Public accommodations and private clubs.…”
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Getting in the game Title IX and the women's sports revolution / by Brake, Deborah L.

Subjects: “…United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.…”
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The status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation by Nasir, Jamal J.

Table of Contents: “…The branches of Islam and the schools of law -- The woman's right to education -- Inheritance rights for women -- The Islamic institution of marriage -- The modern marriage -- Marriage impediments -- Guardianship in relation to marriage -- The preliminaries of marriage -- The form of the contract -- Marriage formalities -- The effects of marriage -- Mixed marriages -- The dower -- Maintenance -- Dissolution of marriage -- The iddat -- Parentage -- Fosterage (suckling) and custody -- Conflict of laws.…”
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Public services and international trade liberalization human rights and gender implications / by Choudhury, Barnali, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Liberalization of water services; 5. Liberalization of educational services; 6. Liberalization of health services; 7. …”
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Mobilizing for human rights international law in domestic politics / by Simmons, Beth A., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…: the development of the international human rights regime in the twentieth century -- Theories of commitment -- Theories of compliance -- Civil rights -- Equality for women : education, work, and reproductive rights -- Humane treatment : the prevalence and prevention of torture -- The protection of innocents : rights of the child -- Conclusion.…”
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Sharīʻa in Africa today : reactions and responses /

Table of Contents: “…"Sharia and reality": a domain of dontest among Sunni Muslims in the District of Shendi, Northern Sudan / Osman Mohamed Osman Ali -- Contradicting state ideology in Sudan: Christian-Muslim relations among the internally displaced persons in Khartoum-The Case of Mandela and Wad al-Bashir Camps / Salma Mohamed Abdalmunim Abdalla -- Debates over interest rate: Sudanese perspectives from 35 years' experience of Islamic banking / Ahmad Elhassab, Umar Elhassab -- The evolution of the independent sharia panel in Osun State, South-West Nigeria / Abdul-Fatah Kola -- Makinde "Education is Education": contemporary Muslim views on Muslim women's education in northern Nigeria / Chikas Danfulani -- 'We Introduced sharia'-the Izala Movement in Nigeria as initiator of sharia-reimplementation in the north of the country: Some Reflections / Ramzi Ben Amara -- Debates on kadhi's courts and Christian-Muslim relations in Isiolo Town: thematic issues and emergent trends / Halkano Abdi Wario -- "Necessity removes restrictions": Swahili Muslim women's perspectives on their participation in the public sphere / Esha Faki Mwinyihaji -- Women's views on the role of kadhi's courts: a case study of Kendu Bay, Kenya / Rebecca Osiro -- Demand for the re-Introduction of kadhi's courts on the Tanzanian mainland: a religious, social and political analysis / William Andrew Kopwe -- "Chaos will never have a chance": sharia debates and tolerance in a rrovincial Tanzanian town / Bernardin Mfumbusa.…”
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"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights" : Michigan, 1948-1968 / by Fine, Sidney, 1920-2009

Table of Contents: “…"An ugly picture" : civil rights in Michigan, 1948 -- "A jewel in the crown of all of us" : Michigan enacts a Fair Employment Practices Act, 1949-1955 -- "A small beginning" : Fair Employment Practices, 1955-1963 -- "Wrestling with ... the cause of civil rights, 1949-1962 -- "The most pressing problem" in civil rights : housing discrimination, 1949-1962 -- The disadvantaged, 1949-1962 : the aged, women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped -- "The excluded" : migrant farm labor, 1949-1962 -- "The Democrats must stand up and be counted" -- Civil rights and the Michigan Constitution of 1963 -- The year of transition : 1963 -- The Civil Rights Commission and employment discrimination -- The Civil Rights Commission and discrimination in education, public accommodations, and housing -- Women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped, 1964-1968 -- "Disturbing conditions and unmet needs" : the migrant labor problem, 1964-1968 -- The Civil Rights Commission, law enforcement, and the Detroit riot of 1967 -- Since 1968.…”
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International disability law : a practical approach to the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities / by Pyaneandee, Coomara

Table of Contents: “…part PART I General provisions -- chapter 1 Functions of the CRPD Committee -- chapter 2 Pillars of the CRPD -- chapter 3 Women and girls with disabilities -- part PART II Civil and political rights -- chapter 4 Legal capacity and access to justice -- chapter 5 Security of the person -- chapter 6 Right to life -- chapter 7 Participation in political and public life -- part PART III Economic, social and cultural rights -- chapter 8 Accessibility -- chapter 9 Right to education -- chapter 10 Right to work and employment -- chapter 11 Inclusive independent living.…”
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An introduction to international human rights law

Table of Contents: “…Edwards -- Do states have an obligation under international law to provide human rights education? / Paula Gerber -- Application of international standards of human rights law at domestic level / Joshua Castellino -- Role of regional human rights instruments in the protection and promotion of human rights / Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, V. …”
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Affirmative action and the law : efficacy of national and international approaches /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Elvira Dominguez Redondo and Erica Howard -- Universalism or fragmentation : United Nations Treaty bodies and affirmative actions in Latin-America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, China, and India / Elvira Dominguez Redondo -- Unravelling history and undermining law through politics : the erosion of diversity protection and emerging existential threats to India and China / Joshua Castellino and Sayantani Sen -- Efficacy of affirmative action measures in the United Kingdom and South Africa / Erica Howard -- Effectiveness of affirmative action measures in Brazil / Narciso Leandro Xavier Baez -- The implementation process of affirmative action measures in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru / Iván Obando Camino, Gustavo Rayo-Urrutia, Alberto Olivares-Gallardo, Rodrigo Hernández-Fernandez -- Affirmative actions in Central America : influence of the international legislation and jurisprudence of the inter-American system / Amalia Patricia Cobos Campos -- Women on corporate boards of public listed companies -- a UK and EU gender diversity conundrum / Hamiisi Junior Nsubuga -- Persons with disabilities and access to higher education in Brazil / Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet and Gabrielle Bezerra Sales Sarlet -- Achieving substantive equality : mainstreaming duties to complement affirmative action measures / Erica Howard -- Conclusion / Elvira Dominguez Redondo and Erica Howard.…”
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