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050 0 0 _aHQ1787
_b.P23 2002
100 1 _aPacker, Corinne A. A.
245 1 0 _aUsing human rights to change tradition :
_btraditional practices harmful to women's reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa /
_cCorinne A.A. Packer.
246 1 0 _aTraditional practices harmful to women's reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa
260 _aAntwerpen ;
_aNew York :
_bIntersentia,
_c2002.
300 _axiii, 259 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aSchool of Human Rights Research series ;
_vv. 13
502 _aThesis (doctoral)--Utrecht University, 5 June 2002.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index.
505 0 _aI. Introduction -- II. The harmful traditional practices in question and supporting customs and norms -- III. The rights in question -- IV. The theoretical value of the human rights approach -- V. Assessing the African Charter as a tool for social change -- VI. Practical limitations on the human rights approach -- VII. Drawing lessons from successful and failed challenges to traditional practices -- VIII. Key agents of change and the role of the African state -- IX. Summary and conclusions.
650 0 _aWomen
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aWomen
_xHealth and hygiene
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aReproductive health
_xSocial aspects
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aWomen's rights
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aHuman rights.
650 6 _aSante de la reproduction
_xAspect social
_zAfrique noire.
650 6 _aReproduction humaine
_xDroit.
650 6 _aDroits de l'homme
_zAfrique.
650 6 _aDroits de l'homme (Droit international)
650 7 _aHuman rights.
_2fast
650 7 _aManners and customs.
_2fast
650 7 _aReproductive health
_xSocial aspects.
_2fast
650 7 _aWomen
_xHealth and hygiene.
_2fast
650 7 _aWomen
_xSocial conditions.
_2fast
650 7 _aWomen's rights.
_2fast
651 0 _aAfrica, Sub-Saharan
_xSocial life and customs.
651 7 _aSub-Saharan Africa.
_2fast
655 7 _aAcademic theses.
_2fast
655 7 _aDissertations.
_2gtlm
655 7 _aAcademic theses.
_2lcgft
830 0 _aSchool of Human Rights Research series ;
_vv. 13.
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_cBOOK
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