Violence against women's health in international law
Author: Sara De Vido
ISBN: 9781526124975
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Year first published: 05 Jun 2020
Pages: 272
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781526124975
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Year first published: 05 Jun 2020
Pages: 272
Format: Hardback
Taking the Hippocratic paradigm as backbone of the analysis, the book conceptualises a new notion under international law, 'violence against women's health', which allows the reader to reflect on two interrelated dimensions of violence, the horizontal 'inter-personal' and the vertical 'State policies' ones, and on obligations States must abide by. -- .