The Dutch approach to female genital mutilation in view of the ECHR<br> 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 practis...

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Main Author: Renée Kool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2010-01-01
Series:Utrecht Law Review
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Online Access:http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.114/