Singapore Women's Charter : : Roles, Responsibilities and Rights in Marriage /

Singapore Women's Charter : : Roles, Responsibilities and Rights in Marriage / / ed. by Theresa W. Devasahayam.

The chapters in this book are an assembly of commentaries by a distinguished team of specialists on the social impact of the Singapore Women’s Charter on women and men. The Women's Charter is the main legislation protecting women’s rights in the context of the family in Singapore. Highlights of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Devasahayam, Theresa W.,
Koh, Tommy,
Kum, Leong Wai,
Lee, Ellen,
Nair, Sudha,
Soin, Kanwaljit,
Wee, Ann,
HerausgeberIn:
Devasahayam, Theresa W.,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Keynote Address
  • 1. Legal Mechanisms for Protecting Women’s Rights: Examples from Southeast Asia
  • 2. The Women’s Charter, 1961: Where We Were Coming From and How We Got There
  • 3. Significant Provisions in the Women’s Charter
  • 4. A Lawyer’s Perspective on How Divorcees View the Women’s Charter
  • 5. “The Morning After”: Understanding and Exploring the Psychosocial Impact of the Women’s Charter on Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
  • 6. Epilogue: Some Thoughts on Protecting Women’s Rights in the Family and Beyond
  • Index

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