Women, legal issues and human rights

Canberra: Research School of Social Sciences , Australian National University 2000-

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Women -- Pacific Area -- Legal status, laws, etc.

1. Introduction: Women, legal issues and human rights / Pamela Thomas

2. The differential imlpact of the criminal law on males and females in Pacific Island jurisdictions / Tess Newson

3. Customary law and women's rights in Solomon Islands / Jennifer Corrin Care

4. The Domestic Violence Act, gender, and ethnicity: Pacific Island peoples in Christchurch, New Zealand / Susan J. Wurtzburg

5. Women of Timor-Leste: Seeking freedom in a free nation / Rosa de Sousa

6. Women and justice in Timor-Leste / Maria Agnes Bere

7. Local justice systems in Timor-Leste: Washed up, or watch this space? / Carolyn Graydon

8. Gender and conservation: A WWF Solomon Islands' perspective / Vicki Kalgovas

9. Gender issues in environmental sustainability and poverty reduction in the community: social and community issues / M Seniloli, L Taylor and S Fulivai.

South Pacific collection.

48 p.