International human rights law: A portmanteau for feminist norms?

Feminist Strategies in International Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 21-36

  Charlesworth, Hilary ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84881166425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203094969     Document Type: Chapter

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