Confronting the patriarchal origins and male-dominated institutions of international law, over the last several decades serious thinking about gender and international law has developed into a flourishing discourse within its host discipline. From the lecture theatres and conferences of academia to the corridors of international institutions frequented by non-governmental organizations, diplomats, and the bureaucrats of international institutions, gender issues are now placed firmly on the international-law agenda. Indeed, scholarship on gender and international law is now an important and...
Confronting the patriarchal origins and male-dominated institutions of international law, over the last several decades serious thinking about gend...
Now available in paperback, the essays in this volume analyze feminism's positioning vis-a-vis international law and the current paradigms of international law. The book's contributors argue that, willingly or unwillingly, feminist perspectives on international law have come to be situated between 'resistance' and 'compliance.' That is, feminist scholarship aims at deconstructing international law to show why and how 'women' have been marginalized. At the same time, feminists have been largely unwilling to challenge the core of international law and its institutions, remaining hopeful of...
Now available in paperback, the essays in this volume analyze feminism's positioning vis-a-vis international law and the current paradigms of internat...
