Negotiating international norms: The inter-American commission of women and the convention on violence against women

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-146

  Meyer, Mary K ^a  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender politics in international organization; Inter American Commission of Women; Inter American Convention on Violence Against Women; Latin American women's organizations; Violence Against Women in Latin America; Women's human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032395489     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2337(1998)24:2<135::AID-AB4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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