WOMEN AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES: FEMALE GENITAL SURGERY

Women and International Human Rights Law: Volume 1

Volumn 1, Issue , 2024, Pages 651-681

  Gunning, Isabelle R ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039091005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789004531116_023     Document Type: Chapter

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