BERKELEY WOMEN'S LAW JOURNAL

Beijing and Beyond

Time for Justice: The Case for International Prosecutions of Rape and Gender-Based Violence in the Former Yugoslavia

This article begins with a brief overview of the historical invisibility of rape and other gender-based violence in international humanitarian and human rights discourse. It also describes the factual basis for prosecutions of rape and other forms of gender-based violence in the context of the former Yugoslavia.

What If She Leaves? Domestic Violence Cases Under the Hague Convention and the Insufficiency of the Undertakings Remedy

With special focus on the US, this article discusses the impact of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction on women who are being domestically abused. The author shows that women who flee the country with their children in escape from an abusive partner are often returned by the receiving country to the country of origin where they may face child abduction charges.