Since the mid-1990s, increasing international attention has been paid to the issue of violence against women. However, there is still no explicit international

The essays in this volume analyse feminism's positioning vis-à-vis international law and the current paradigms of international law. The authors argue that, wi

For almost 30 years, scholars and advocates have been exploring the interaction and potential between the rights and well-being of women and the promise of inte

In the past decade, a sense of feminist 'success' has developed within the United Nations and international law, recognized in the Security Council resolution 1

This book brings together feminist scholars to explore the directions and tensions in feminist engagement with various areas of international law.