“Women’s Rights Are Human Rights”, 25 April 2020
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 25 April 2020
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This piece explores the "internationalization" of women’s rights and its impact on Indian law. Baxi discusses the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) and its use by the Indian Supreme Court (as in the Vishaka judgment). The article argues that "women’s rights" cannot be compartmentalized as "family issues" but must be seen as "universal human rights." The synopsis captures Baxi’s critique of "patriarchal" legal interpretations. He asserts that true "human rights" are impossible as long as half the humanity faces systemic violence, discrimination, and "sub-human" treatment sanctioned by custom or law. In India Legal.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository