Culture, Religion, and Gender – Article by Professor Frances Raday
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 15, 2006
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ARTICLE by Professor Frances Raday
CULTURE, RELIGION, and
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“This article explores the intersection of culture, religion,
and gender in the context of international and constitutional human rights law.
The clash between religious or cultural autonomy and gender equality is a
pervasive problem for constitutional law, one that arises in connection with
claims of immunity from gender equality provisions on the grounds of cultural or
religious freedom. I will describe how the resulting clash has been addressed in
international law and in the decisions of various constitutional courts and
propose a theoretical basis for structuring the hierarchy of values to resolve
this issue in a constitutional framework of human rights.”
and gender in the context of international and constitutional human rights law.
The clash between religious or cultural autonomy and gender equality is a
pervasive problem for constitutional law, one that arises in connection with
claims of immunity from gender equality provisions on the grounds of cultural or
religious freedom. I will describe how the resulting clash has been addressed in
international law and in the decisions of various constitutional courts and
propose a theoretical basis for structuring the hierarchy of values to resolve
this issue in a constitutional framework of human rights.”
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