Multicultural Jurisdictions: Cultural Differences and Women's Rights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521776745)

Can the state respect cultural differences while protecting the rights of vulnerable group members, in particular women? Shachar argues that it is both theoretically needed and institutionally feasible. Rejecting prevalent solutions to this "paradox of multicultural vulnerability", Multicultural Jurisdictions argues for enhancing minorities' autonomy, while providing viable legal-institutional solutions to intra-group rights violation. This new "joint governance" approach reduces the injustice between minority groups and society, while enhancing justice within them. This book will interest students of political and social theory, law, religion, institutional design, and cultural and gender studies.

Author: Ayelet Shachar
ISBN-10: 0521776740
ISBN-13: 9780521776745
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2001
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 11.26h x 5.74w x 0.52d