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Gender and law : women's rights in agriculture / Lorenzo Cotula, for the FAO Legal Office.
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Title:Gender and law : women's rights in agriculture / Lorenzo Cotula, for the FAO Legal Office.
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Author/Creator:Cotula, Lorenzo.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Legal Office.
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Published/Created:Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006.
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: K1841.A4 C68 2006 (LC)
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Women agricultural laborers--Legal status, laws, etc.--Developing countries.
Women in agriculture.
Women's rights.
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Medical Subjects: Women's Rights
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Description:x, 184 pages ; 24 cm.
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Series:FAO legislative study 76, rev. 1.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-183).
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ISBN:9251055637
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Contents:Object, scope and methodology
The principle of gender equality
The sources of women's legal status
International law
Domestic law
Customary law
Norms of a religious origin
The interaction between the different levels of law
WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO LAND AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
Relevant international law
The Americas
Mexico
Brazil
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Northern Africa and the Middle East
Tunisia
Asia
India
The Philippines
The Pacific region
Regional overview
Fiji
Europe
Italy
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
Relevant international law
The Americas
Mexico
Brazil
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Northern Africa and the Middle East
Tunisia
Asia
.: The Philippines / India
The Pacific region
Fiji
Europe
Italy
THE RIGHTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED RURAL WOMEN
Relevant international law
The Americas
Mexico
Brazil
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Northern Africa and the Middle East
Tunisia
Regional overview
India
The Philippines
The Pacific region
Fiji
Europe
Italy
TOWARD THE REALISATION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS: LEGAL REFORM AND IMPLEMENTATION
Factors affecting the implementation of women's rights
Courts
Human rights commissions and other independent authorities
Customary dispute settlement authorities
Legal information and legal aid
The lack of resources for gender-related laws, programmes and institutions
The lack of "voice" of rural women
Legal reform and implementation
References
Women's rights legislation on the Internet