The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis

Hilary Charlesworth, Christine Chinkin

Manchester University Press, 2000 - Law - 414 pages

Representing the first book-length treatment of the application of feminist theories of international law, Charlesworth and Chinkin argue 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.

The boundaries of international law provides a feminist perspective on the structure, processes and substance of international law. The authors examine its sources, treaty law, the concept of statehood and the right of self-determination, the role of international institutions and the law of human rights. Concluding with a consideration of whether the inclusion of women in the jurisdiction of international war crimes tribunals represents a significant shift in the boundaries of international law, The boundaries of international law is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.

About the author

Hilary Charlesworth is Professor and Director of the Centre of International and Public Law at the Australian National University, Canberra Christine Chinkin is Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis; Melland Schill studies in international law
• Authors: Hilary Charlesworth, Christine Chinkin
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0719037395, 9780719037399
• Length: 414 pages
• Subjects: Law / International; Political Science / Intergovernmental Organizations; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory