Bahdi, Reem2010-02-222010-02-222008http://hdl.handle.net/10625/41725The presentation addresses women’s access to justice and to what extent law promotes empowerment. It provides the beginnings of a legal framework from which to position further advocacy. Access to justice is not simply an internal matter: security discourses and anti-terrorism laws are based on human rights; globalization and “free markets” include worker rights and the right to work in an occupation of one’s choice. This brief presentation ends with the question: How do we take intersectionality into account in developing and assessing access to justice strategies?1 digital file (13 p.)application/pdfenLEGAL PROTECTIONACCESS TO JUSTICECIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSWOMEN’S RIGHTSWOMEN’S PARTICIPATIONLEGAL FRAMEWORKINCLUSIONARAB COUNTRIESWOMEN’S STATUSMENAMIDDLE EASTPresentation