Gender and the Rule of Law in Transitional Societies

This article examines a unique relationship—specifically, the connection between the rule of law, as it is imported and experienced in post-conflict/post-repression societies, and gender. We assert that some of the most gendered and problematic dimensions of rule of law discourse and practice can ar...

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Main Author: Hamilton, Michael (Author)
Contributors: Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:This article examines a unique relationship—specifically, the connection between the rule of law, as it is imported and experienced in post-conflict/post-repression societies, and gender. We assert that some of the most gendered and problematic dimensions of rule of law discourse and practice can arise with intensity in post-conflict or post-repressive societies. In particular, we explore a fundamental contradiction. Transitional societies bring powerful and transformative moments to global attention