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The universalism of human rights in the light of plurality of cultural value patterns in Africa
Guindon, Ľubica ; Hýbnerová, Stanislava (advisor) ; Honusková, Věra (referee)
Ľubica Guindon :Universalism of Human Rights in the Light of pluralism of African cultural values The purpose of this thesis is to analyze actual discourse in international law terms about universal or culturally determined characters of human rights. This theoretical problem is introduced with the focus on legal qualification of female circumcision (FC/ FGM ) in international human rights protection. The study goes beyond the scope of international law and reaches cross-disciplinary analysis related to the African context and its cultural, political and social factors. Chapter One addresses the theoretical issues of the notion of human rights, its sources and models in international law. This passage challenges an African approach to human rights bills including a catalogue of individual duties towards family, state and society as a whole. This concern about collective identity of a person within his or her community is a very important feature of African understanding of human rights and human dignity, and can enrich the universal consensus in this field. Within the theoretical issues of the international human rights protection it is necessary to look at the global, regional and local dimension of legal regulation. The most influential strategies on the global level are universal treaties with...
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FGM in Contemporary Egypt and Sudan: Literary Reflections
Chlpíková, Eva ; Kropáček, Luboš (advisor) ; Oliverius, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis describes the phenomenon of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Northeastern Africa, focusing on Egypt, Somalia and the Sudan. The core of the thesis lies in literary reflections of this practice and analysis of literary works tackling this subject. Presenting a wide range of literary works on the subject, this thesis aims at classifying and comparing them, with a special emphasis on the works of Nawal el Saadawi and Nuruddin Farah. The thesis also presents a summary of current local and international laws on FGM as well as a list of organisations dealing with FGM. It also briefly describes the religious background of FGM and current situation in Egypt and the Sudan.
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Health and social and cultural aspects of female circumcision
KORANDOVÁ, Vendula
This bachelor's work is concerned with female genital mutilation (FGM) issue, also known as female genital cutting or female circumcision. The work is theorethic, divided into ten chapters, which should help understanding the issue of FGM, as the theme has still been tabu and many people have only marginal information about it. The introduction of the work is focused on the meaning of FGM, on its history and the reasons of performing this tradition. It also concerns with Islam and its association with FGM. It is thought, that this religion supports or even orders the procedure, that's why it's important to correct this belief. Althought we can find some relations between the religion and FGM, the reasons for performing this procedure are mostly hygienic, aesthetical, social or other. FGM has harmful consequences on both physical and psychological women's health. Many girls and women die right at the procedure and a lot of surviving ones have numerous complications during pregnancy or childbirth, but mostly at conception. Unfortunately, conception and the whole sexual life may become very painful for the women and may be accompanied by many psychological disorders. With regard to pain, I tried to outline and compare male circumcision and FGM. There are many organizations around the world fighting against FGM, trying to eradicate it. Many organizations try (at least) to improve conditions, in which the procedure is carried out, e.g. to ensure certain hygienic conditions for the procedure, or to ensure the practice and following care to be carried out by medically trained personnel. There is also detailed overview of the countries, in which FGM is carried out, despite it's banned by the law. In conclusion, midwife, who visited several of these countries and met more than one hundred circumcised women, gives her point of view on the problem.
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The Czech encouter with the so-called female circumcision
Poláčková, Lucie ; Havelková, Hana (advisor) ; Knotková - Čapková, Blanka (referee)
The aim of this thesis was to find the seeds of Czech interest in the topic of female genital mutilation using a spectrum of approaches, as well as the experience of experts on this topic. The research consists of two main parts. The first part is devoted to the mapping of the institutional network; the second one to personal stories. Interviews with narrators have been analyzed using the method of triple coding. Themes that reveal the narrators' opinions about and attitudes towards female genital mutilation have been explored in the analysis in particular. In terms of theoretical approaches, the thesis explores whether it is possible to frame the debate on female genital mutilation in the Czech context using the various theses of global feminism and whether there is a general interest in this issue and its solutions. Key words: female genital mutilation, global and multicultural feminism, postcolonial feminism, institutional network, gender order, global North, global South
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FGM in Contemporary Egypt and Sudan: Literary Reflections
Chlpíková, Eva ; Kropáček, Luboš (advisor) ; Oliverius, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis describes the phenomenon of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Northeastern Africa, focusing on Egypt, Somalia and the Sudan. The core of the thesis lies in literary reflections of this practice and analysis of literary works tackling this subject. Presenting a wide range of literary works on the subject, this thesis aims at classifying and comparing them, with a special emphasis on the works of Nawal el Saadawi and Nuruddin Farah. The thesis also presents a summary of current local and international laws on FGM as well as a list of organisations dealing with FGM. It also briefly describes the religious background of FGM and current situation in Egypt and the Sudan.
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The universalism of human rights in the light of plurality of cultural value patterns in Africa
Guindon, Ľubica ; Hýbnerová, Stanislava (advisor) ; Honusková, Věra (referee)
Ľubica Guindon :Universalism of Human Rights in the Light of pluralism of African cultural values The purpose of this thesis is to analyze actual discourse in international law terms about universal or culturally determined characters of human rights. This theoretical problem is introduced with the focus on legal qualification of female circumcision (FC/ FGM ) in international human rights protection. The study goes beyond the scope of international law and reaches cross-disciplinary analysis related to the African context and its cultural, political and social factors. Chapter One addresses the theoretical issues of the notion of human rights, its sources and models in international law. This passage challenges an African approach to human rights bills including a catalogue of individual duties towards family, state and society as a whole. This concern about collective identity of a person within his or her community is a very important feature of African understanding of human rights and human dignity, and can enrich the universal consensus in this field. Within the theoretical issues of the international human rights protection it is necessary to look at the global, regional and local dimension of legal regulation. The most influential strategies on the global level are universal treaties with...
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