Professor Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez writes for French daily news paper Liberation about GQUAL. Article follows in French. A la fin des années 70, l’ONU adoptait la Convention de l’ONU sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes. Et depuis? Pas grand
Cindy Soohoo introduces one of her CUNY students, who writes the following post: By Katy Naples-Mitchell This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women – a convening on women’s human rights that produced the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Wanted: Special Rapporteur (F) – The Problem of Gender Inequality in Special Mandate Positions by Nani Jansen Any lawyer working in a specific field of human rights will keep an eye out for the appointment of a special mandate in their area of expertise. My field
Washington, D.C. & New York City. 17 September 2015.- Representatives from five governments; hundreds of individuals from civil society, including activists, journalists, scholars, public officials, and international jurists gathered to support the launch of a global campaign that seeks to promote gender parity in international
Promoting parity in International Tribunals and monitoring bodies twenty years after Beijing Author: Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director for the Center for Justice and International Law Published in: Reuters Foundation On September 1995, Governments from across the globe expressed their commitment in Beijing, China to ensure the full and equal participation of
Why so few women on international courts? It’s time for a change Nienke Grossman The second article in International Law Grrls Gqual series features Nienke Grossman, Associate Professor of Law & Deputy Director, Center for International and Comparative Law for the University of Baltimore, who
Gender Imbalance in International Courts On September 13th, the blog International Law Grrls began running a series of posts about the GQUAL Campaign and the importance of having gender parity in international tribunals and monitoring bodies. The first post, written by University of Oslo Law Professor
We’ve created a set of Infographics that illustrate the problem GQUAL of gender imbalance in International Tribunals and Monitoring Bodies that GQUAL seeks to address; and possible entry points for solutions. Feel free to download our images and share with you social networks!
A Seat at the Table: What is the effect of having more women on corporate boards? Julie Suk , Law professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and speaker at the GQUAL Launch Event, recently participated in a New York
Position Paper No. 10-The Selection Process of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights: Reflections on necessary reforms Through its 10th position paper, CEJIL shares its reflections on the selection processes for members of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights. The