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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.

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"A great contribution to our understanding of the interaction of international human rights norms and local culture. Sally Engle Merry succeeds in showing the complexity of this relationship through a solid grounding in a great deal of field research." - Cynthia Bowman, Northwestern University School of Law"

Human Rights and Gender Violence

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    A Paperback / softback by Sally Engle Merry

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/12/2005
      ISBN13: 9780226520742, 978-0226520742
      ISBN10: 0226520749
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "A great contribution to our understanding of the interaction of international human rights norms and local culture. Sally Engle Merry succeeds in showing the complexity of this relationship through a solid grounding in a great deal of field research." - Cynthia Bowman, Northwestern University School of Law"

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