Re(gion)alizing Women's Human Rights in Latin America

Between 1993 and 2000, nearly every democracy in Latin America passed a law prohibiting domestic violence. Between 2001 and 2006, five countries strengthened their legislation, and Brazil passed its first law. What explains these advances with respect to women's rights? While other work has foc...

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Published inPolitics & gender Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 349 - 375
Main Author Friedman, Elisabeth Jay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.09.2009
Subjects
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Gender
Human Rights
Latin America
Legislation
Politics
Regionalization
Womens Groups
Womens Rights
Womens studies
Latin America
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Summary:Between 1993 and 2000, nearly every democracy in Latin America passed a law prohibiting domestic violence. Between 2001 and 2006, five countries strengthened their legislation, and Brazil passed its first law. What explains these advances with respect to women's rights? While other work has focused on domestic or international factors, this article brings to light the role of the region. It reveals that the two inter-American women's rights organizations have been active in both establishing regional norms and promoting their national adoption and implementation. While this suggests that regional governance can promote women's social rights, there is no automatic institutionalization of these norms. Case studies on Chile and Brazil illustrate the impact of national context.
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ISSN:1743-923X
1743-9248
DOI:10.1017/S1743923X09990171