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Full-Text Articles in Law and Gender
Gender-Based Violence In International Human Rights Law: Evolution Towards A Binding Post-Binary Framework, Tatsiana Ziniakova
Gender-Based Violence In International Human Rights Law: Evolution Towards A Binding Post-Binary Framework, Tatsiana Ziniakova
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
The present Article seeks to analyze the notion of gender-based violence, in light of the evolving gender discourse, and identify the problems associated with effectively addressing it in international human rights law. It analyzes the definitions of gender, enshrined in various human rights documents, and suggests using performative theory of gender to form a comprehensive view on gender-based violence. It also critically addresses three aspects of regulating gender-based violence: inclusivity, patriarchy, and normativity. It concludes that, in the long term, the commitment to eradicate gender-based violence should be strengthened by framing it as a binding treaty obligation on the universal …
Shelter From The Storm: Human Rights Protections For Single-Mother Families In The Time Of Covid-19, Theresa Glennon, Alexis Fennell, Kaylin Hawkins, Madison Mcnulty
Shelter From The Storm: Human Rights Protections For Single-Mother Families In The Time Of Covid-19, Theresa Glennon, Alexis Fennell, Kaylin Hawkins, Madison Mcnulty
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
COVID-19’s arrival, and the changes it has unleashed, reveal how longstanding legal and policy decisions produced structural inequalities that have left so many families, and especially single-parent families with children, all too insecure. The fragility of single-mother families is amplified by the multifaceted discrimination they face. While all single parents, including single fathers and other single relatives who are raising children, share many of these burdens, this Article focuses on the challenges confronting single mothers.
Federal policy choices stand in sharp contrast to the political rhetoric of government support for families. Social and economic policy in the twentieth century developed …
Reintegration Of Female Rape Survivors: The Overlooked Priority Of Transitional Justice In The Face Of Mass Wartime Rape, Layla Abi-Falah
Reintegration Of Female Rape Survivors: The Overlooked Priority Of Transitional Justice In The Face Of Mass Wartime Rape, Layla Abi-Falah
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
While mass wartime rape has become a core characteristic of modern armed conflict, transitional justice mechanisms have continuously failed to bring about successful achievement of justice, reconciliation, and truth for female survivors. The abuse, exile, and humiliation of large numbers of female rape survivors by their families and communities leaves entire societies destabilized and susceptible to prolonged instability and state failure, thus obstructing attempts by transitional justice mechanisms to usher in long-lasting peace and stability. To achieve more successful post-conflict reconstruction, transitional justice mechanisms situated in the aftermath of wars marked by mass rape must first focus on the reintegration …
Leveling The Playing Field: Advancing Free Legal Aid For The Family Law Claims Of Ethiopian Women, Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu
Leveling The Playing Field: Advancing Free Legal Aid For The Family Law Claims Of Ethiopian Women, Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Leveraging Regional Human Rights Mechanisms Against Universal Human Rights: The Oic Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission Study On Sexual Orientation, Robert C. Blitt
William & Mary Law Review Online
This article critically assesses a recent study on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) prepared by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC). The first two parts review the establishment of the IPHRC and the norms governing regional human rights mechanisms (RHRMs). Following this, the article demonstrates that the methodology and conclusions evidenced in the IPHRC’s SOGI study diametrically oppose substantive international human rights law, and furthermore undermine the intended purpose of RHRMs within the human rights system. The article concludes by recommending that human rights advocates and others clearly and publicly call out these …
Gender Violence And Human Rights In An Era Of Backlash, Julie Goldscheid
Gender Violence And Human Rights In An Era Of Backlash, Julie Goldscheid
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This Article brings the lens of civil cases seeking accountability for gender violence to the question of how international human rights decisions interpret gender and gender norms. It argues that a broad interpretation of gender is particularly critical as we face increasing backlash globally. It demonstrates how international human rights decisions assessing state responses to gender violence recognize the role of historic gender biases and stereotypes in holding states to account for redressing discriminatory responses to abuse, and considers structural limitations in those instruments that could impede those instruments’ transformative reach.
Reimagining Justice For Gender-Based Crimes At The Margins: New Legal Strategies For Prosecuting Isis Crimes Against Women And Lgbtiq Persons, Lisa Davis
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Icc Policy Paper On Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes: A Crucial Step For International Criminal Law, Valerie Oosterveld
The Icc Policy Paper On Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes: A Crucial Step For International Criminal Law, Valerie Oosterveld
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Role Of International Human Rights Law In Mediating Between The Rights Of Parents And Their Children Born With Intersex Traits In The United States, Cristian González Cabrera
The Role Of International Human Rights Law In Mediating Between The Rights Of Parents And Their Children Born With Intersex Traits In The United States, Cristian González Cabrera
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
There And Back Again? Police Reforms Through The Prism Of The Recruitment Decisions In The High Court And The Court Of Appeal, Festus M. Kinoti
There And Back Again? Police Reforms Through The Prism Of The Recruitment Decisions In The High Court And The Court Of Appeal, Festus M. Kinoti
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Reforming Prison Policy To Improve Women-Specific Health And Sanitary Care Conditions Of Prisons In Ethiopia, Behailu T. Weldeyohannes
Reforming Prison Policy To Improve Women-Specific Health And Sanitary Care Conditions Of Prisons In Ethiopia, Behailu T. Weldeyohannes
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Putting The Spotlight On “The Terminator”: How The Icc Prosecution Of Bosco Ntaganda Could Reduce Sexual Violence During Conflict, Sarah T. Deuitch
Putting The Spotlight On “The Terminator”: How The Icc Prosecution Of Bosco Ntaganda Could Reduce Sexual Violence During Conflict, Sarah T. Deuitch
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Suicide In The Name Of Honor: Why And How U.S. Asylum Law Should Be Modified To Allow Greater Acceptance Of Honor-Violence Victims To Prevent “Honor Suicides”, Ayla M. Kremen
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Doubly Protected And Doubly Discriminated: The Paradox Of Women With Disabilities After Conflict, Kathleen Cornelsen
Doubly Protected And Doubly Discriminated: The Paradox Of Women With Disabilities After Conflict, Kathleen Cornelsen
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Aimed At Protecting Ethnic Groups Or Women? A Look At Forced Pregnancy Under The Rome Statute, Alyson M. Drake
Aimed At Protecting Ethnic Groups Or Women? A Look At Forced Pregnancy Under The Rome Statute, Alyson M. Drake
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Politics Of The Empowerment Of Women: Mapping Enabling Environments Within Narratives Of Femininity And Power, Jinn Winn Chong
The Politics Of The Empowerment Of Women: Mapping Enabling Environments Within Narratives Of Femininity And Power, Jinn Winn Chong
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law, Lucy Akinyi Orinda
Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law, Lucy Akinyi Orinda
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The United Nations And Women - A Critique, Elizabeth F. Defeis
The United Nations And Women - A Critique, Elizabeth F. Defeis
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Cedaw, Compliance, And Custom: Human Rights Enforcement In Sub-Saharan Africa, Angela M. Banks
Cedaw, Compliance, And Custom: Human Rights Enforcement In Sub-Saharan Africa, Angela M. Banks
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Women In Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dilemmas And Directions, Naomi R. Cahn
Women In Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dilemmas And Directions, Naomi R. Cahn
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Protecting The Least Respected: The Girl Child And The Gender Bias Of The Vienna Convention's Adoption And Reservation Regime, Linda A. Malone
Protecting The Least Respected: The Girl Child And The Gender Bias Of The Vienna Convention's Adoption And Reservation Regime, Linda A. Malone
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Beyond Bosnia And In Re Kasinga: A Feminist Perspective On Recent Developments In Protecting Women From Sexual Violence, Linda A. Malone
Beyond Bosnia And In Re Kasinga: A Feminist Perspective On Recent Developments In Protecting Women From Sexual Violence, Linda A. Malone
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.