Issues > Women & International Law
The Women and International Law issue area reflects the breadth of the Society's work relating to women's rights, women as a subject of international law, gender perspectives on international law, and the role of women in the development of international law. Much of the work in this area is, of course, spearheaded by one of ASIL's most active interest groups, the Women in International Law Interest Group (or "WILIG"). ASIL President Lucy Reed has established "women and international law" as a theme of her 2008-2010 presidency, with a particular emphasis on issues relating to accountability for sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.
Publications
- The UN Security Council Marks Seventh Anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with Open Debate By C. Cora True-Frost, ASIL Insights, December 17, 2007.
- Justice in Profile: Graciela Dixon By Veronica Onorevole, co-ed., International Judicial Monitor, July/August 2007.
- Current Processes for Assessment of Women's Human Rights in International Law By Hadar Harris, ASIL Insights, March 2005.
Events, Seminars, Conferences
- What CEDAW Would Mean for the United States: A Briefing on the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), July 10, 2009
- Women in International Law Networking Breakfast, July 9 2009
- Gender Issues, International Law, and the New Administration, July 2, 2009
- Afghan Women Judges Respond: Challenges of Administering Justice and Teaching Human Rights, May 15, 2007
- The Roma Women of Hungary and the Anuak Women of Ethiopia: Is the World Listening?, January 18, 2007
- The Role of International Law in Countering Human Trafficking (Webinar), July 26, 2006
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