The Protection of Women’s Social Rights from the Perspectives of Chinese and International Law

Li Xixia, Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) and Master Degree in English Language, is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of International Law Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Editorial Board of Chinese International Law Review. She majors in social security law and women’s rights law. Lidija R. Basta Fleiner, PhD (Belgrade University) is Permanent Guest Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Theory, Belgrade University; former Professor, University of Fribourg (CH); founder and former Director of the International Research and Consulting Centre of its Institute of Federalism.

Part One: Protection of Women’s Social Rights from Perspectives of International Law and Domestic Law
1. Protection of Women’s Rights from the Perspective of International Human Rights Conventions, Liu Hainian
2. Basic Concepts and Challenges of the Swiss System of Social Protection with Special Focus on Women’s Rights, Thomas Fleiner and Lidija R.Basta Fleiner
3. Legal Protection of Women’s Social Rights: International and Domestic Perspectives, Zhu Xiaoqing
4. The Social Rights of Women in Germany: the International and European Framework, Richard Giesen
5. Some Thoughts on the Development of a Human Rights Understanding, Katie Lee
Part Two: The Legislative, Administrative and Judicial Protection of Women's Social Security Rights
6. Maternity Insurance Legislation and its Implementation in China, Liu Cuixiao
7. International Women’s Rights and Maternity Benefits for the Self-employed: Public or Private Responsibility?, Albertine Gesina Veldman
8. Reform and Development of the Maternity Protection System in China, Rui Lixin Gao Yongxian
9.The Legal Protection of Women’s Social Rights in the Netherlands: Pregnancy and Maternity, Marjolein van den Brink
10. The Same Retirement Age for Men and Women: A Basic Social Right of Women, Xue Ninglan
11. Priorities of the Advocacy for the Legislation Supporting the Implementation of the Special Provisions on the Labour Protection of Female Employees, Liu Minghui
12. A Comparative Study of Parental Leave Systems in Germany, the Netherlands and China, Li Xixia
13. Pregnancy Discrimination: Why does the Practice Persists despite Prohibition by Law?, Guo Huimin
14. A Study on the External Cause Theories of Pension Law Worldwide and the Retirement Age for Women, Chen Peiyong
15. Protection of Women’s Social Rights: the Same Retirement Age for Men and Women, Qian Yewei
16. China Needs a Social Relief Law for the Victims of Domestic Violence, Liu Yandong
17. The Analysis of Older Women’s Economic Security in China, Yang Hui
Part Three: The Legislative, Administrative and Judicial Protection of Women's Right to Health
18. Legislative Protection for Women’s Right to Health in Australia, Christine Forster
19. Domestic Violence Legislation and Protection of Women’s Right to Health in China, Xue Ninglan
20. Protection of Female Migrant Workers’ Health Rights and Interests: Current Situation, Problems and Countermeasures-From a Perspective of Better Legislation, Wang Hufeng, Pan Wei, and Yan Chan
21. Legal Protection of Women’s Right to Health-From the Perspective of Chinese Civil Law, Chang Pengao
22. A Jurisprudential Analysis of the Nature of the Right to Health, Yu Shaoxiang
23. On the Systematic Protection of Women’s Right to Health, Dong Wenyong
24. A Study Visit Report on Women’s Right to Health in the Netherlands and Germany, Yu Shaoxiang
25. International Protection of Women’s Right to Health, Dong Bin
26. Legal Protection of the Right to Health: From a Perspective of the Chinese Health Legal System, Song Daping
Part Four: Legal Protection of Women’s Labour Rights
27. The Selection of Approach to the Protection of Domestic Workers, Ye Jingyi and Weiqian
28. Legislation on Labour Protection of Female Employees and the Protection during Their Pregnancy, Li Jianfei
29. The Legal Protection of Women's Rights in the UK, Delia Davin
30. Analysis of Women’s Right to Work, Xue Xiaojian
31. An International Comparison of Labour Rights and Freedom of Occupation, Wu Yue
32. Legal Protection of Women’s Labour Rights in the Netherlands: Experiences, Challenges and Referential Significance, Xie Zengyi
33. On Administrative Remedies for the Infringement of Employment Rights: Interpretation and Application of Labour Supervision System, Li Yunhua
34. On Women’s Equal Employment Rights, Shi Juan and Li Bosi
35. On Ways to Tackle Gender Discrimination in Promotion Opportunities in China’s Labour Market, He Ling
Part Five: International Monitoring Mechanisms for the Implementation of Women’s Social Rights
36. Women’s Rights in France, Rainbow
37. United Nations Mechanisms for Monitoring the Implementation of Women’s Rights, Zhao Jianwen
38. International Monitoring Mechanisms for Women’s Social Rights, Dai Ruijun