ALBANY LAW REVIEW

The article consists of an analysis of historical violence against Aboriginal peoples in Australia before narrowing the issue by looking specifically at Aboriginal women. The relationship between Aboriginal women and non-Aboriginal women is explored, highlighting the challenges of addressing Aboriginal women's issues within a white feminist movement. The utility and effectiveness of using non-Aboriginal women's gains and international law to advance Aboriginal women's rights is subsequently reviewed.

This article seeks to conceptualize violence against women under both international and foreign domestic law from the perspective of critical race feminism. By rejecting the 'outside/inside' dichotomy of international law and placing women of colour at the centre of the analysis the author articulates the interaction of international and domestic laws in the struggle to improve the lives of black women in South Africa and the Middle East.

The author of this article argues that sexual violence during wartime has historically been omitted from the field of international humanitarian law. This article examines the Rules of Procedure and Evidence that guide the conduct of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and reviews the role of the Rules in the prosecution of sexual offences against women. The author concludes that the Rules can assist and reinforce the

The author examines extreme forms of domestic violence against women and proposes international law as a supplement to domestic law in the area of domestic violence. She begins by discussing gaps and weaknesses in domestic law in the protection of victims and persecution of perpetrators of domestic violence. Here, she conceptualizes extreme forms of domestic violence as private torture, which she argues falls under the jurisdiction of international law as well as domestic violence law. In the second half of the article, the author discusses international law as a supplement to domestic law.

This article looks at the issue of violence against women and sexual minorities, and argues that since both stem from male dominance, it is important to consider other commonalities to devise adequate national and international legal protection. The main thesis of the article is that violence against sexual minorities is equivalent to gender subordination. This article looks at the ability as well as the shortcomings of international law to address domestic violence. Part II examines the similarities between gender violence and violence against sexual minorities.

The author calls for a new definition of what constitutes violence against women so that gender equality can become a reality in both the domestic and international spheres. She notes that the reservations taken to the Women's Convention is an illustration of how legislating 'equality' fails to eradicate the systemic inequality that plagues women in all aspects of their lives.

This article discusses the mail-order bride industry in Canada and the United States. The author begins by summarizing the legal framework of the mail-order bride trade in both countries, focusing in particular on immigration law. She also outlines the various scenarios that await mail-order brides upon their arrival in North American, highlighting their vulnerability to human rights abuses. Factors that perpetuate the global mail-order bride trade such as inequalities between countries and international sexism are also examined.