POL SCI 123S Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Cultural Relativism, United Nations Special Rapporteur, Kantianism
26 Mar 2018
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Women"s rights, international norms, and domestic violence: asian perspectives. Abstract: (1) domestic violence laws in 2 asian jurisdictions discussed (2) importance of using. Ga to create an alternative narrative of and different solutions to the problem (3) importance of championing some universal norms. Defined by who and un paying attention to the dimension of women disproportionately suffering as victims. Shifts question from why did the woman stay to why did the man use violence and we tolerate it. Focus on underlying cause of violence: it maintains a sense of identity and power. Dv in many jurisdictions seen as private matter. Article seeks to promote legal reform and argue that asian values are not incompatible with hr in general and in the area of dv/ wr. Sec 2 domestic violence laws in singapore and malaysia. Some movement in the right direction, but legal reform hampered by (1) view of dv as family/ concerns of unwarranted intrusion.
