What role can international litigation play in the promotion and advancement of reproductive rights in Latin America?

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-88

  Cabal, Luisa ^a   Roa, Mónica ^b   Sepúlveda Oliva, Lilian ^a  

^a Center for Reproductive Rights   (United States)

^b Gender Justice Div of Women's Link   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; REPRODUCTION; WOMENS STATUS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 1542318321     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4065417     Document Type: Article

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