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Introduction, Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman

Thoughts on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Christine Chinkin

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and realisation of rights: reflections on standard settings and culture, Indira Jaising

Culture, religion and gender: an overview, Frances Raday

Domestication of CEDAW: points to consider for customary laws and practices, C C Nweze

Gender, culture and the law: the South African experience, Mokgadi Lucy Mailula

Scope of regional instruments: a perspective on the Southern and East Africa region, Gladys M Nhekairo Mutukwa

Last but not least: CEDAW and family law, Cassandra Balchin

Gender analysis of child support in the Caribbean: legal, socioeconomic and cultural issues for consideration, Roberta Clarke, Tracey Robinson and Jacqueline Sealy-Burke

Women's dignity and rights: situating Pacific experiences, Mere Pulea

Promoting the human rights of women and girls through developing human rights jurisprudence and advancing the domestication of international human rights standards

Realising universal rights in national jurisdictions

CEDAW and the Committee: personal reflections, Savitri Goonesekera

CEDAW: reflections on the framework in the context of culture, Farida Shaheed

Reflections on CEDAW, Radhika Coomaraswamy

Endnote, Meena Shivdas and Sarah Coleman

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