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Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils, Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law (2012)
Book
Bano, S. (2012). Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils, Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137283856

Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal aut... Read More about Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils, Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law.

Achieving Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Non-state Actors: Challenging Sexual Violence and Creating Paths to Peace (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Heathcote, G. (2012, November). Achieving Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Non-state Actors: Challenging Sexual Violence and Creating Paths to Peace. Paper presented at 21st Congress of the International Federation of Women in Legal Career, Dakar, Senegal

This paper considers the measures developed under Security Council resolution 1960 for the listing, naming, shaming and instigation of targeted sanctions against non-state actors who are known to have committed human rights violations during conflict... Read More about Achieving Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Non-state Actors: Challenging Sexual Violence and Creating Paths to Peace.

Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence (2012)
Journal Article
Oette, L. (2012). Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence. The International Journal of Human Rights, 16(5), 717-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2012.685316

Legislative reforms and litigation frequently form the focus of strategic interventions by lawyers and civil society. This is reflected in the recent proliferation of anti-torture bills/laws and evolving jurisprudence on the prohibition of torture. T... Read More about Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence.

Oil for Food Programme (2012)
Book Chapter
Oette, L. (2012). Oil for Food Programme. In R. Wolfrum (Ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International law. Oxford University Press

Naming and Shaming: Human Rights Accountability in Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010) on Women, Peace and Security (2012)
Journal Article
Heathcote, G. (2012). Naming and Shaming: Human Rights Accountability in Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010) on Women, Peace and Security. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 4(1), 82-105. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/hus003

This paper provides a critical analysis of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's ‘naming and shaming’ provision in operative paragraph 3 of Security Council resolution 1960 (2010), arguing this is a counterproductive development in the contempor... Read More about Naming and Shaming: Human Rights Accountability in Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010) on Women, Peace and Security.

Women and Access to Justice (2012)
Book Chapter
Banda, F. (2012). Women and Access to Justice. In A. Dias, & G. Welch (Eds.), Justice for the Poor Perspectives on Accelerating Access. OUP India

The Making of an Underclass: The Palestinian Citizens in Israel (2012)
Journal Article
Sultany, N. (2012). The Making of an Underclass: The Palestinian Citizens in Israel. Israel Studies Review, 27(2), 190-212. https://doi.org/10.3167/isr.2012.270210

I argue here that Israel’s ‘basic structure’ (i.e., the main economic, social, and political institutions), to use John Rawls’s phrase, subjects the Palestinian citizens to a process of ghettoization that relegates them to a separate and unequal stat... Read More about The Making of an Underclass: The Palestinian Citizens in Israel.

Article 14: Rural Women (2012)
Book Chapter
Banda, F. (2012). Article 14: Rural Women. In M. A. Freeman, C. Chinkin, & B. Rudolf (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women A Commentary (357-386). Oxford University Press

Article 10: Education (2012)
Book Chapter
Banda, F. (2012). Article 10: Education. In M. A. Freeman, C. Chinkin, & B. Rudolf (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women A Commentary (253-278). Oxford University Press

Water Use and Rights – India (2012)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2012). Water Use and Rights – India. In S. Geall, J. Liu, & S. Pellissery (Eds.), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 7: China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability (393-395). Berkshire Publishing