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Gender, Violence and the State in Asia
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Amy Barrow Joy L. Chia

Gender, Violence and the State in Asia

Amy Barrow,  Joy L. Chia

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English
Routledge
15 March 2018
Violence in society; Gender studies: women; Human rights; Gender & the law; International human rights law
Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
While gender-based violence occurs in all societies irrespective of the level of development or cultural setting, whether in conflict or peacetime, the challenges for legal responses to gender-based violence are particularly acute in Asia. This book addresses the lack of academic discourse on gender-based violence in Asia beyond domestic violence, by demonstrating that gendered violence exists within many different contexts and is perpetuated by multiple actors.

Bringing together scholars, legal practitioners and human rights advocates, the book examines the intersections between gender, violence and the state in Asian contexts. It considers the role of state institutions in perpetuating and preventing violence based on gender and identity, and thus contributes to growing scholarship around due diligence standards under international law. Analyzing both physical and structural gender-based violence, it scrutinizes how such violence exists within a landscape shaped by distinct cultural norms, laws and policies, and grapples with how to practically translate international human rights standards about state responsibility into these complex domestic environments. Contributors from diverse backgrounds draw on case studies and empirical research to ground this academic scholarship in lived experiences of individuals and their communities in Asia.

By bridging the divide between policy, laws and practice to offer a unique insight into both theoretical and practical responses to how gender-based violence is understood within communities and state institutions in Asian countries, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Asian studies, Gender Studies and Law.
Edited by:   ,
Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9781138580718
ISBN 10:   1138580716
Series:   Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
Pages:   284
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Amy Barrow is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she is a founding member of the Centre for Rights and Justice. Joy L. Chia is a program officer with the East Asia Program at the Open Society Foundations.

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