Gardam, Judith G.

Feminist Interventions into International Law : A Generation on

This article analyzes the failure of international law to take into account the gendered nature of violence and how this has not evolved significantly over time.

Women and the Law of Armed Conflict : Why the Silence?

In this article, Judith Gardam argues that the rules of the law of armed conflict which relate to the protection of women fail spectacularly to protect women in times of armed conflict and import a gendered hierarchy, i.e., the rules dealing with women are regarded as less important than the rules dealing with others and their infringement is taken less seriously.

Women and Armed Conflict: The International Response to the Beijing Platform for Action

This article calls for increased recognition of the problems facing women in armed conflict. Although the issue of violence against women has gained significant coverage, the authors argue other issues specific to armed conflict and women, like access to health services and problems of dislocation, remain underreported. The authors focus on the responses of the U.N., its agencies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to this issue following the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995.

Protection of Women in Armed Conflict

The authors argue that there is evidence that women experience armed conflict in a different way than men, and that armed conflict can exacerbate existing inequalities. They assert that international humanitarian law, intended to protect victims of armed conflict, also operates in a discriminatory fashion towards women. The authors examine these two phenomena and suggest possible ways to mainstreaming gender perspectives into international humanitariam law. [Descriptors: Armed Conflict, International]

A Feminist Analysis of Certain Aspects of International Humanitarian Law

This article explores the underlying assumptions on which the rules of armed conflict are based, exposing the myth of gender neutrality. It reviews the changes brought about by the recognition of the legal right of self-determination. The author suggests that recognizing the absence of women's voices in decision-making regarding the use of force and acknowledging the price