The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis, with a New Introduction

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This book argues that the absence of women in the development of international law has produced a narrow and inadequate jurisprudence that has legitimated the unequal position of women worldwide rather than confronted it. Representing the first book-length treatment of the application of feminist theories of international law, The boundaries of international law argues that the absence of women in the development of international law has produced a narrow and inadequate jurisprudence that has legitimated the unequal position of women worldwide rather than confronted it. With a new introduction that reflects on the profound changes in international law since the book's first publication in 2000, this volume is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.

Hilary Charlesworth is a Melbourne Laureate Professor at Melbourne Law School Christine Chinkin is Emerita Professor of International Law, Professorial Research Fellow and Founding Director of the Centre of Women Peace & Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science -- .