Feminist perspectives on contemporary international law : between resistance and compliance? /

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Imprint:Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Oñati international series in law and society
Oñati international series in law and society.
Subject:Börngen, ...
International law -- Sociological aspects.
Feminist jurisprudence.
Women (International law)
LAW -- International.
Feminist jurisprudence.
Women (International law)
Feminismus
Völkerrecht
Internationaal recht.
Feminisme.
Feminism.
Women.
International law.
Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121474
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Other authors / contributors:Kouvo, Sari.
Pearson, Zoe (Zoe Ngara)
ISBN:9781847316479
1847316476
9786613340122
661334012X
9781472565518
1472565517
9781841134284
1841134287
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:The essays in this volume analyse feminism's positioning vis-à-vis international law and the current paradigms of international law. The authors argue that, willingly or unwillingly, feminist perspectives on international law have come to be situated between 'resistance' and 'compliance'. That is, feminist scholarship aims at deconstructing international law to show why and how 'women' have been marginalised; at the same time feminists have been largely unwilling to challenge the core of international law and its institutions, remaining hopeful of international law's potential for women. The a.
Other form:Print version: Feminist perspectives on contemporary international law. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2011 9781841134284
Standard no.:9786613340122