International Law and Violence Against Women : Europe and the Istanbul Convention (Paperback)

Introduction:The Istanbul Convention as a Response to Violence against Women in Europe,Johanna Niemi, Lourdes Peroni and Vladislava Stoyanova;Part I:Context and Role;1 -The Istanbul Convention in the Context of Feminist Claims,Lorena Sosa;2 -Unleashing the Gender Equality Potential of the Istanbul Convention,Lourdes Peroni;3 -The Istanbul Convention as an Interpretative Tool at the European and NationalLevels,Sara De Vido;Part II:Concepts;4-The Concepts of Gender and Violence in the Istanbul Convention,Johanna Niemi and Amalia Verdu Sanmartin; 5 -Due Diligence versus Positive Obligations: Critical Reflections on the Council of Europe Convention on Violence against Women, Vladislava Stoyanova;Part III:Criminal Law Responses;6 -The Istanbul Convention on Sexual Offences: A Duty to Reform the Wording of National Law or the Way We Think?Minni Leskinen;7 -Exploring Intersectionality: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the Istanbul Convention,Ruth Mestre i Mestre;8 -Forced Sterilisation in the Istanbul Convention: Remedies, Intersectional Discrimination and Cis-Exclusiveness,Daniela Alaattinoglu;Part IV:Victim Services;9 -The Right to Adequate Housing of Battered Women: The Added Value of the Istanbul Convention?Ingrid Westendorp;10 -Support to Battered Women in Sweden: Non-profits and Public Authorities Collaborating, Counteracting and Competing,Ulrika Andersson and Sara Bengtson;Part V:Migration and Asylum;11 -Protection beyond Victimization: The Significance of the Istanbul Convention for Migrant Women,Fulvia Staiano;12 -Gender-Based Violence against Women and International Protection Needs: The Contribution of the Istanbul Convention,Dolores Morondo Taramundi;Part VI:National Responses to the Convention;13 -The Istanbul Convention in Poland: Between the “War on Gender” and Legal Reform,Katarzyna Sekowska-Kozlowska;14 -Reservations and Declarations under the Istanbul Convention,Wojciech Burek;