Natalie Kaufman Hevener - International Law And The Status Of Women

International Law and the Status of Women

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International Law and the Status of Women

Natalie Kaufman Hevener

Since 1945 more than 20 international legal instruments dealing specifically with women have been modified or consummated, reflecting a growing international consensus on issues concerning women's role in society. This book is the first complete collection and examination of this group of documents. Dr. Hevener analyzes each of the agreements and assesses its likely impact on the legal status of women. Categorizing the documents according to their goals, she demonstrates the broad range of economic, social, and political concerns they cover and evaluates contemporary patterns and future needs they reveal. The book includes a table of ratifications organized by country and region.

Dr. Hevener is associate professor in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina. She is editor of The dynamics of Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy (1981).

Natalie Kaufman Hevener

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Hevener, Natalie Kaufman
International law and the status of women
(A Westview Replica Edition)
Includes Index
1. Women (International law) I. Title. II. Series.
K644.H48 1982 341.4'81 82-20298

ISBN 13: 978-0-367-02016-3 (hbk)

I would like to thank first a number of women who helped me with my work on this book. My initial study was published by the Harvard Women's Law Journal when other law reviews felt that the topic "would not be of interest to their readership." The editors and staff offered many suggestions and careful editorial review which clarified and refined my argument and analysis. I was also aided at this stage by many stimulating and fruitful discussions with my friend, Mary Bryan, an American law specialist.

I am grateful to ray students and colleagues at the University of South Carolina for their help with ray research and editing. I am particularly indebted to Brenda Baskin, an undergraduate student, who voluntarily contributed her excellent research capabilities and great enthusiasm, assisting me with all aspects of my work. Leann Brown, a graduate research assistant, came to help me through the support of the Department of Government and International Studies and the Institute of International Studies. Elna Corwin provided careful and patient assistance in putting much of the text of this work into the computer. The resources of the International Documents section of the Wilson Library of the University of North Carolina were invaluable, particularly the help of Librarian Pat Langelier. My departmental colleagues--Jan Love, Anne Sloan, Marsha Whicker and Ann Bowman--were an important source of continuing support as were my special friends--Jan Millsapps, Judy Jennings, Nancy Posselt, Mary Beth Love, Betty Mandell, Carolyn Matalene, and Robyn Newkumet.

I especially want to thank the female members or my family: my sister, Susan Kaufman, who will understand all the reasons I have dedicated this book to her; my sister, Helene Kaufman, who first made me aware of the Women's Movement and who has inspired me with the excellence of her own work; my mother, Helen Carroll Kaufman, who has lived through and fortunately past a time when she had to give up so much of herself for her children; and my daughter, Carrollee Hevener, who has encouraged me just by being her beautiful self and by sharing me so patiently with my work.

I would also like to thank the men who have made valuable contributions to my work. Peter Sederberg, Moss Blachman, Paul Kattenburg, and Morse Peckham, my colleagues at the University of South Carolina, have all shared their challenging and critical ideas with me. I also appreciate the encouragement of my two departmental chairmen, Charles Kegley and James Kuhlman, who provided financial and professional support for my research. Thanks also Mahmoud Karem, for his help in obtaining many of the United Nations documents which were essential to my work. I greatly appreciate the consistent support of my father, Manuel Kaufman, and my brother, Ted Kaufman, who have always encouraged my various endeavors. Finally, my special thanks to my friend and colleague, David Whiteman, for his patient help and instruction in the intricacies of word processing and his valuable insights and thoughtful critique of the manuscript.