The Dutch approach to female genital mutilation in view of the ECHR The time for change has come
Worldwide female genital mutilation (FGM) is acknowledged as a serious violation of human rights which needs to be actively combated. However, in Europe France has been the only state to have prosecuted cases of FGM: until 2007 37 cases were tried. As for the Netherlands, (assumingly) FGM is practised on a relatively small, but regular basis. Nevertheless, no cases have been prosecuted; moreover, there have few reports of (alleged) FGM to the Centre for Advising and Reporting on Child Abuse. For the past decade the Dutch Parliament has urged the Dutch government to develop a more robust policy... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Utrecht Law Review, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 51-61 (2010) |
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Utrecht University School of Law
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Schlagwörter: | female genital mutilation / criminal law / positive obligation / statutory report / Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence / K1-7720 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28987527 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.18352/ulr.114 |