Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice (Chicago Series in Law and Society)

by Sally Engle Merry (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $34.80

  A study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. The author offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while reinforcing and expanding state power. This book will interest students of gender studies and anthropology.