ForewordPrefaceList of abbreviationsIntroduction to the 2022 editionIntroductionWhat is feminist analysis?Feminism in international lawWomen, Peace and SecurityConclusion1 Women and the international legal systemIntroductionGender and sexThe global position of womenInternational legal responses to the position of womenThe approach of this book2 Feminist theories and international lawIntroductionTheories of international lawNatural lawPositivismLiberal international legal theoryThe `New Haven' school`Newstream' theories`Southern' theories of international lawFeminist theories of lawLiberal feminismCultural feminismRadical feminismPost-modern feminismThird world feminismsUsing feminist theories in international lawEssentialismExploring public/private distinctions in international lawConclusion3 Modes of international law-makingIntroductionSources of international lawStatute of the ICJ, article 38(1)Other sourcesDebates on the sources of international lawWomen's participation in international law-makingCustomary international law and `soft' lawGeneral principles of lawSubsidiary sources of lawBroadening the sources of lawNGOsInternational civil societyConclusion4 The law of treatiesIntroductionThe process of treaty-makingTreaty negotiationNGOs and treaty-makingReservationsImplementation of treaties into domestic lawJus cogensTreaty terminationConclusion5 The idea of the stateIntroductionThe concept of statehood in international lawA permanent populationDefined territoryGovernmentCapacity to enter into relations with other statesJus cogensThe sex of the stateRecognition and statehoodState jurisdictionImmunity from jurisdictionState responsibilitySelf-determination in international lawThe right to self-determinationSelf-determination and Palestinian womenRethinking self-determinationRecasting the state6 International institutionsIntroductionInternational inter-governmental institutionsWomen in the UNParticipation of womenUN responsesSexual harassmentWomen's participation and representation in decision- and policy-makingGender mainstreamingConclusion7 Human rightsIntroductionThe evolution of human rights lawFeminist critiques of rightsWomen's rights in international lawGeneral instrumentsWomen-specific instrumentsInadequacies of human rights law for womenMarginalisation of women's rightsInadequate enforcement and implementationThe influence of cultural relativismThe limited understanding of `equality' in international law`Human' rights as men's rightsFirst generation rightsSecond generation rightsThird generation rightsWomen and human rights lawInvocation of international rights in national foraA complaints mechanism for the Women's ConventionGender `mainstreaming' in human rights treaty bodiesConclusion8 The use of force in international lawIntroductionThe impact of armed conflict on womenRape and sexual violenceDaily survivalChanging roles of women in armed conflictWomen and the use of forceThe use of force under international lawSelf-defenceSelf-determinationHumanitarian interventionConclusion9 Peaceful settlement of disputesIntroductionIdentification of an international disputeDispute resolution under the UN CharterThe concept of collective securityPeace-makingPeaceful dispute resolution`Alternative' dispute resolution and womenWomen and international dispute resolutionPeacekeepingThe scope of peacekeepingPeacekeeping: the absence of womenLegal protection and regulation of peacekeepersPreventive diplomacy and peace-buildingEconomic sanctionsConclusion10 Redrawing the boundaries of international lawIntroductionWomen in international criminal lawWomen's participation in the TribunalsJurisdiction of the TribunalsInternational humanitarian lawGenocideCrimes against humanityProsecution policies and judicial interpretationRules of procedure and evidenceHas international criminal law been transformed?ConclusionBibliographyTable of casesTable of treatiesIndex