Open AccessSavitri Goonesekere (ed.). Violence, Law and Women’s Rights in South Asia. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2004. 352 pages. Paperback. Indian Rs 390.00.
Author(s) -
Rehana Siddiqui
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v47i2pp.217-219
Subject(s) - new delhi , sri lanka , south asia , political science , human rights , development economics , economic growth , gender studies , law , geography , sociology , anthropology , economics , archaeology , metropolitan area
The book titled Violence, Law and Women’s Rights in South Asiadeals with a critically important issue for all countries, andparticularly so for South Asian countries. In the latter, despitesocio-cultural similarities, significant differences exist in handlinggender-based violence. The issues are linked to the socio-cultural normsof the societies and the legal and institutional set-up prevailing ineach country—viz., India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The present study wasinitiated by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) incollaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).