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Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Human Rights and Socio – Legal Resistance against Female Genital Cutting: An Anthropological Perspective (VDM Verlag, Dr. Muller 2011, 252 pp., £71 (pb), ISBN – 10: 3639358120 ISBN – 13: 978-3639358124).

Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Human Rights and Socio – Legal Resistance against Female Genital... The subject matter of this book is captivating and multifaceted, considering a diverse set of issues in relation to female genital mutilation otherwise known as cutting. Pemunta is one of the few writers to focus on this issue in the context of Cameroon. In the book description on the book cover the author notes: ‘Human rights-based interventions against female genital mutilation (Cutting) have increasingly emphasised the need for legislation against such practices with little attention to the consequences. Accordingly, the international community has compelled state parties by connecting international development aid to good governance and human rights- the rights of women and children- through the elimination of genital surgeries and other gender-based harmful and discriminatory traditional practices by adopting appropriate legislation that will deter practitioners.’ Pemunta explores diverse local reactions among the female genital mutilation practicing Ejagham ethnicities in Southwest Cameroon. He highlights the dilemmas inherent towards the eradication of female genital mutilation and legislation against the practice. The book examines several experiences of African countries that adopted anti-mutilation legislation, demonstrating the divided power structures in the postcolonial context and the multiple overlapping authority systems, namely between the national government and traditional village authority system. The work portrays http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Human Rights Law Review Brill

Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Human Rights and Socio – Legal Resistance against Female Genital Cutting: An Anthropological Perspective (VDM Verlag, Dr. Muller 2011, 252 pp., £71 (pb), ISBN – 10: 3639358120 ISBN – 13: 978-3639358124).

International Human Rights Law Review , Volume 2 (1): 200 – Jan 1, 2013

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2013 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Book Reviews
ISSN
2213-1027
eISSN
2213-1035
DOI
10.1163/22131035-00201011
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The subject matter of this book is captivating and multifaceted, considering a diverse set of issues in relation to female genital mutilation otherwise known as cutting. Pemunta is one of the few writers to focus on this issue in the context of Cameroon. In the book description on the book cover the author notes: ‘Human rights-based interventions against female genital mutilation (Cutting) have increasingly emphasised the need for legislation against such practices with little attention to the consequences. Accordingly, the international community has compelled state parties by connecting international development aid to good governance and human rights- the rights of women and children- through the elimination of genital surgeries and other gender-based harmful and discriminatory traditional practices by adopting appropriate legislation that will deter practitioners.’ Pemunta explores diverse local reactions among the female genital mutilation practicing Ejagham ethnicities in Southwest Cameroon. He highlights the dilemmas inherent towards the eradication of female genital mutilation and legislation against the practice. The book examines several experiences of African countries that adopted anti-mutilation legislation, demonstrating the divided power structures in the postcolonial context and the multiple overlapping authority systems, namely between the national government and traditional village authority system. The work portrays

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Published: Jan 1, 2013

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