Book contents
- The Status of the Girl Child under International Law
- The Status of the Girl Child under International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Meaning Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Semiotics and Semioethics
- 2 Definition of the Girl Child
- 3 Sexism and Childism
- 4 Intersectional Identity of the Girl Child
- 5 Identification of the Girl Child in the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 6 The Beginning of Girlhood under International Law
- 7 The End of Girlhood under International Law
- 8 Girlhood and Womanhood in the CEDAW
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2025
- The Status of the Girl Child under International Law
- The Status of the Girl Child under International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Meaning Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Semiotics and Semioethics
- 2 Definition of the Girl Child
- 3 Sexism and Childism
- 4 Intersectional Identity of the Girl Child
- 5 Identification of the Girl Child in the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 6 The Beginning of Girlhood under International Law
- 7 The End of Girlhood under International Law
- 8 Girlhood and Womanhood in the CEDAW
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The legal significs and semioethics methodology adopted in this book constitutes a valuable tool to interpret the content of international human rights treaties. This method has allowed for a demonstration that the terminology employed to identify the girl child in international law (sense) is carefully pondered by the drafters of treaties (meaning-intention), and considerably impacts the conceptions of girlhood globally as well as girls’ rights and their implementation at the domestic level (significance). Our analysis has underscored that the first obstacle to the protection of the girl child lies in the silence concerning the boundaries and divisions of girlhood and womanhood internationally. The terminology employed in international human rights treaties is insufficient to clearly identify the girl child and protect her rights.
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- The Status of the Girl Child under International LawA Semioethic Analysis, pp. 258 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025