Women's Human RightsISBN: 978-0-7456-3699-3
Hardcover
224 pages
November 2009, Polity
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"Taking up the thorny issue of transnational feminist advocacy
in the context of universal human rights protection, with all its
visible failures, Niamh Reilly presents it as a case study in this
well-grounded, thoroughly researched and timely book."
Times Higher Education
"A book I wish I had written. It is clear, authoritative, and
covers off the main topics on women's international human rights in
a way that would engage both an upper-year student new to the area
and a seasoned academic wishing to deepen her own
understanding."
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
"A precious contribution to the scholarly literature. The major
strength of the book is its particular focus on an optimistic and
applicable implementation strategy for the development of a more
effectiv and efficient global women's rights regime."
Political Studies Review
"The way the author combines theory and practice is
extraordinary ... This is only possible thanks to the experience
and vision of the author."
Tijdschrift voor Filosofie
"Offers a compelling analysis of the historical shortcomings of
human rights and their potential for women's human rights. Reilly's
clear, succinct writing enhances the considerable merits of this
landmark book that is essential for libraries and those committed
to human rights and feminist projects."
Choice
"A lucid, informative and persuasive book."
Sex Education
Australian Journal of Political Science
"Niamh Reilly attempts and succeeds in tracing the evolution of
the women's human rights movement while simultaneously accounting
for how transnational female advocacy has influenced and
transformed the body of international human rights.This book
provides a thought-provoking and at times inspirational account of
how transnational female advocacy movements have helped to shape
the context in which many of us work on a daily basis. The most
poignant argument of this book is that human rights are not a
static set of legal norms, but rather a consensus that is
continuously debated, developed and elaborated. In my previous
career as a university lecturer, I would certainly have put this
text on my undergraduate reading lists for International Relations
courses."
Global Policy
"Reilly has made a major substantive contribution to the fields
of both gender and human rights with this book. Women's Human
Rights records in rich detail and insightfully analyzes thr
origins and progress of the global movement for the human rights of
women over the past three decades. Notable for its breadth of
scope, lucid writing style, and principled argument for continued
advocacy to realise this unfinished agenda, this book is a
must-read for all concerned with the future of women's rights in
the 21st century."
Charlotte Bunch, Rutgers University
"Excellently researched, incisive and interesting. No
contemporary account of the feminist movement and its project on
women's human rights is complete without it."
Norani Othman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
"Reilly has written an excellent and important book. Written in
a clear and accessible way, the books deals with complex
theoretical and political issues that need to be understood by
anyone who attempts to understand contemporary issues of women and
feminism in a variety of 'local' settings throughout the world
today."
Nira Yuval-Davis, University of East London