Radhika Coomaraswamy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1479231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Radhika Coomaraswamy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Radhika |
| FAMILY NAME | Coomaraswamy |
| SIGNATURE | COOMARASWAMY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Protecting Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
In our continuing series of reflections by human rights practitioners on their work, Radhika Coomaraswamy reflects here on her tenure as Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. In the interview, Ms Coomaraswamy discusses the impact of monitoring and reporting efforts following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) regarding violations against children in the context…
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict – Towards Universal Ratification
The changing nature of modern warfare has increasingly exposed children, both boys and girls, to direct involvement in armed conflict. In order to bring this horrible practice to a halt, the international community ten years ago adopted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, establishing eighteen as the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and participation in hostili…
Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local
Research Article| September 01 2002 Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy radhika coomaraswamy received her B.A. at Yale, her J.D. at Columbia, and her L.L.M. at Harvard. She is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and the Director of the International Center for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has written widely on issues of constitutional law, human rig…
Reinventing international law
In some ways women's rights are the most popular of international initiatives, but they are also the area with the most profound disagreements. As of January 1996, 121 nations had ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, or the Women's Convention). Although it enjoys the privilege of having this exceptionally large membership, CEDAW is also the human rights convention with the largest number …
Chapter 2. To Bellow like a Cow
The Role of the Judiciary in Plural Societies
Document
Research Article| August 01 1987 Document: A Common Front against Ethnopopulism Reggie Siriwardena; Reggie Siriwardena Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1987) 7 (1_and_2): 47–49. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-7-1_and_2-47 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Face…
Nationalism
Research Article| August 01 1986 Nationalism: Sinhala and Tamil Myths Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1986) 6 (2): 21–26. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-6-2-21 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon To…
Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local
Research Article| September 01 2002 Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy radhika coomaraswamy received her B.A. at Yale, her J.D. at Columbia, and her L.L.M. at Harvard. She is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and the Director of the International Center for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has written widely on issues of constitutional law, human rig…
Nationalism
Research Article| August 01 1986 Nationalism: Sinhala and Tamil Myths Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1986) 6 (2): 21–26. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-6-2-21 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon To…
Nationalism
Research Article| August 01 1986 Nationalism: Sinhala and Tamil Myths Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1986) 6 (2): 21–26. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-6-2-21 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon To…
Document
Research Article| August 01 1987 Document: A Common Front against Ethnopopulism Reggie Siriwardena; Reggie Siriwardena Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1987) 7 (1_and_2): 47–49. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-7-1_and_2-47 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Face…
The Role of the Judiciary in Plural Societies
Chapter 2. To Bellow like a Cow
Reinventing international law
In some ways women's rights are the most popular of international initiatives, but they are also the area with the most profound disagreements. As of January 1996, 121 nations had ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, or the Women's Convention). Although it enjoys the privilege of having this exceptionally large membership, CEDAW is also the human rights convention with the largest number …
Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local
Research Article| September 01 2002 Are Women's Rights Universal? Re-Engaging the Local Radhika Coomaraswamy Radhika Coomaraswamy radhika coomaraswamy received her B.A. at Yale, her J.D. at Columbia, and her L.L.M. at Harvard. She is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and the Director of the International Center for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has written widely on issues of constitutional law, human rig…
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict – Towards Universal Ratification
The changing nature of modern warfare has increasingly exposed children, both boys and girls, to direct involvement in armed conflict. In order to bring this horrible practice to a halt, the international community ten years ago adopted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, establishing eighteen as the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and participation in hostili…
Protecting Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
In our continuing series of reflections by human rights practitioners on their work, Radhika Coomaraswamy reflects here on her tenure as Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. In the interview, Ms Coomaraswamy discusses the impact of monitoring and reporting efforts following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) regarding violations against children in the context…
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