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How Does International Law Affect Women

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Adesokan Adedolapo Michael
201259306
Political Science 3210
HOW DOES INTERNATIONAL LAW INFLUENCES WOMEN RIGHTS IN THE SOCIETY?
International human rights are integral part of the public international law. The legitimacy of women right has always been questioned from time which have led to the question of how human rights function positively and negatively in the society, according to Michael Goodhart (Michael Goodhart, 2013). This research paper is going to analyze how international law impacts the rights of women in the society; culturally and religiously. According to the United Nations, human rights are all integral to every human being regardless of nationally, sex, ethnicity, skin colour or religion. Everyone is entitled to their human …show more content…

International law has been a main impact on female genital mutilation across African countries. It has helped in addressing the issue of mutilating women based on cultural reasons. This research paper is going to discuss how it affects the female population right to expression and what it entails. Rosemarie Skaine described female genital mutilation as different traditional practices that includes the cutting of female genitals (Rosemarie Skaine, 2005). Across Africa, over millions of women have undergone FGM. This is related to women right because their right to decision making and expression is being overruled based on cultural reasons (Polycarp Africanus, 2012). International bodies have also helped in eradicating female genital mutilation which includes the colonial administration, western feminist and international organizations like WHO and Unicef (Polycarp Africanus). These international bodies has also helped in categorizing FGM as an act of violence against women in the society (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, 1997). "The declaration on the elimination of violence" against female genital mutilation in 1993 states that FGM shows a type of gender based violence against female population, which results abuse of human rights (UNHCHR 1993). CEDAW labelled FGM as a form of feminism from the interpretation of this quote while addressing states to "modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of inferiority or superiority of either sexes" (UNHCHR

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