Gender and the Rule of Law in Transitional Societies

Hamilton, Michael; Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala

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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VerfasserInnen:	Hamilton, Michael (Verfasst von) ; Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala (Verfasst von)
Medienart:	Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	2009
In:	Jahr: 2009
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Zusammenfassung:	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