书目名称 | Female Genital Mutilation around The World: |
副标题 | Analysis of Medical |
编辑 | Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala,Paul Nzinga Komba |
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概述 | Uses global household data to examine the prevalence, trends and geographic variation of female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world.Addresses the underlying legal and policy aspects as well as e |
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描述 | .This book uses global household data to examine the prevalence, trends and geographic variation of female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world. It also addresses the underlying legal and policy aspects as well as explores the medical consequences, both immediate and long term, for those undergoing the practice. The book analyses the position of victims of this gender-based violence both from the medical and legal perspective and adopts a largely practical approach to the study of the practices, offering a fresh thinking into one of the challenges in global health and the law. In addition, it offers some insights into how health professionals can approach this category of victims and how legal practitioners can obtain a good legal result for their clients before domestic and international forums. The book addresses fundamental issues such as state liability and defences in enforcement proceedings for actions or omission of state or non-state actors, and due diligence standard ininternational human rights law, the main gateways available for obtaining relief for the victims of FGM. This book goes beyond the traditional debate between zero tolerance and those who wish to see the |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | Data sources and statistical methodologies; Female genital mutilation (FGM); Legal enforcement; Prevale |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78007-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-08597-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-78007-8 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 |