WILLIAM AND MARY JOURNAL OF WOMEN AND THE LAW

Conner argues that economic instability is one of the central factors that tie victims of intimate partner abuse to their abusers. The financial instability of the abused gives an abuser power over his victim. Conner explores the history of women, money and oppression and finds that wage disparity and gender bias in the labour force limited womens economic independence. Lack of financial independence makes it difficult for women to leave abusive situations. She focuses in particular on the United States as a case study. Moreover, the failure to

This article discusses the importance of international endorsement of adolescents' access to and exercise of reproductive health rights, given that adolescents make up almost one half of the worlds population. The author argues that governments should enable adolescents' informed decision-making and offer state protection to this vulnerable population in order to stop the needless suffering of future generations. The article begins by discussing adolescent reproductive rights and the reasons governments should take extra measures to protect these rights.

This article identifies and discusses the two mechanisms established under the United Nations system to protect and promote the equality of women. These two regimes consist of policy prouncements, through the work of the Commission on the Status of Women, and treaties, particularly the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The article reviews and discusses the history and methods of both the policy and treaty-based approaches.

This article discusses the need for women's participation in peace processes in order to eliminate trafficking. It begins with an analysis of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The authors discuss the disparate effect of armed conflict on women and children and the role that domestic and foreign militaries play in perpetuating trafficking in conflict situations. They also examine the maintenance of the trafficking industry in post-conflict times and the complicity of military and UN peacekeeping bodies.