Multicultural Jurisdictions Cultural Differences and Women's Rights |
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Author:
| Shachar, Ayelet |
Contribution by:
| Hardin, Russell Holmes, Stephen Isaac, Jeffrey Keane, John Kiss, Elizabeth Okin, Susan Pettit, Phillip Shapiro, I. Van Parijs, Phillipe |
Series title: | Contemporary Political Theory Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-77674-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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Can the state respect cultural differences while protecting the rights of vulnerable group members, in particular women? Shachar argues that it is both theoretically needed and institutionally feasible. Rejecting prevalent solutions to this "paradox of multicultural vulnerability", Multicultural Jurisdictions argues for enhancing minorities' autonomy, while providing viable legal-institutional solutions to intra-group rights violation. This new "joint governance" approach reduces the...
More DescriptionCan the state respect cultural differences while protecting the rights of vulnerable group members, in particular women? Shachar argues that it is both theoretically needed and institutionally feasible. Rejecting prevalent solutions to this "paradox of multicultural vulnerability", Multicultural Jurisdictions argues for enhancing minorities' autonomy, while providing viable legal-institutional solutions to intra-group rights violation. This new "joint governance" approach reduces the injustice between minority groups and society, while enhancing justice within them. This book will interest students of political and social theory, law, religion, institutional design, and cultural and gender studies.