This article addresses feminist views and
scholarship in international law, and how
they have been treated. The author argues
that feminists have been successful in
advancing the language of women's
empowerment but less so at identifying
methods for greater practical inclusion of
this language on the ground. She holds
that feminist scholarship on human rights
is not given much attention or credence,
and that modern understandings of the role
of women in international conflict zones
continue to cons1 them primarily as
victims. The author contends that this