Family planning as individual rights and collective efforts – An analysis of discourses in international human rights law and Indonesian legislation
(2008) 5th Asian Law Institute Conference- Abstract
- As is commonly known, the Indonesian national family planning programme, once celebrated for its success, now faces a number of challenges in the post-Soeharto context. One imminent issue is the programme’s conformity with international human rights standards with regard to sexual and reproductive rights, for which reason the current legislation (the 1992 Health Act and the 1992 Act on Development of Population and Happy and Prosperous Families) is now considered for reform by parliament.
This paper discusses the constructions of the right to family planning in Indonesian law, compared to relevant international human rights standards, in the format of a discourse analysis inspired by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s... (More) - As is commonly known, the Indonesian national family planning programme, once celebrated for its success, now faces a number of challenges in the post-Soeharto context. One imminent issue is the programme’s conformity with international human rights standards with regard to sexual and reproductive rights, for which reason the current legislation (the 1992 Health Act and the 1992 Act on Development of Population and Happy and Prosperous Families) is now considered for reform by parliament.
This paper discusses the constructions of the right to family planning in Indonesian law, compared to relevant international human rights standards, in the format of a discourse analysis inspired by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s discourse theory. The paper explores which discourses dominate (hegemonize) the current legislation, and around which nodal points the right to family planning is defined and given its meaning. (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Johanna LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2008
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- unpublished
- subject
- keywords
- Indonesia, discourse theory, human rights, family planning, folkrätt
- pages
- 17 pages
- conference name
- 5th Asian Law Institute Conference
- conference location
- Singapore
- conference dates
- 2008-05-22 - 2008-05-23
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- This paper was presented at the 5th Asian Law Institute Conference in Singapore on 23 May 2008, as part of a panel on human rights, constitutional law and administrative law.
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- c07421be-3d9b-425a-bad2-5d770c0f5bee (old id 1156777)
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abstract = {{As is commonly known, the Indonesian national family planning programme, once celebrated for its success, now faces a number of challenges in the post-Soeharto context. One imminent issue is the programme’s conformity with international human rights standards with regard to sexual and reproductive rights, for which reason the current legislation (the 1992 Health Act and the 1992 Act on Development of Population and Happy and Prosperous Families) is now considered for reform by parliament. <br/><br>
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This paper discusses the constructions of the right to family planning in Indonesian law, compared to relevant international human rights standards, in the format of a discourse analysis inspired by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s discourse theory. The paper explores which discourses dominate (hegemonize) the current legislation, and around which nodal points the right to family planning is defined and given its meaning.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Johanna}},
keywords = {{Indonesia; discourse theory; human rights; family planning; folkrätt}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Family planning as individual rights and collective efforts – An analysis of discourses in international human rights law and Indonesian legislation}},
year = {{2008}},
}