{"product_id":"human-rights-and-gender-violence-translating-international-law-into-local-justice-paperback","title":"Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Engle Merry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman rights law and the legal protection of women from violence are still fairly new concepts. As a result, substantial discrepancies exist between what is decided in the halls of the United Nations and what women experience on a daily basis in their communities. \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Gender Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As an observer of UN diplomatic negotiations as well as the workings of grassroots feminist organizations in several countries, Sally Engle Merry 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. Providing legal and anthropological perspectives, Merry contends that human rights law must be framed in local terms to be accepted and effective in altering existing social hierarchies. Gender violence in particular, she argues, is rooted in deep cultural and religious beliefs, so change is often vehemently resisted by the communities perpetrating the acts of aggression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A much-needed exploration of how local cultures appropriate and enact international human rights law, this book will be of enormous value to students of gender studies and anthropology alike.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the best efforts of the United Nations and advances in human rights law, violence against women across the globe is still perpetuated in the gap between legal principle and local practices. \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Gender Violence \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the tensions between global law and local justice from an insider's perspective. As an observer of UN diplomatic negotiations as well as the workings of grassroots feminist organizations in several countries, Sally Engle Merry shows how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while it reinforces and expands state power. Using an approach that is both legal and anthropological, Merry contends that international human rights law must be framed in local terms to be accepted and thus effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSally Engle Merry is professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for Law and Society at New York University. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eColonizing Hawai'i: The Cultural Process of Law\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGetting Justice and Getting Even\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.88 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273656758374,"sku":"9780226520742","price":70.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aERramZhQmNCR0lSSUVNV1R5bUgvUT09.webp?v=1766390381","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/human-rights-and-gender-violence-translating-international-law-into-local-justice-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}