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'Security starts with the law': the role of international law in the protection of women's security post-conflict
Author/Creator
Maguire, Amy
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Law School
Description
The concept of security is often simplified and misunderstood in postconflict societies - those in which 'predominately male combatants have ceased to engage in "official" war. During post-war transition, women's victimhood has been emphasised at the expense of careful inquiry into women's unique experiences of conflict or their security needs during the peace-building process. Women's interactions with the notion of security are varied and complex, and extend far beyond a desire for an end to the 'official' war. This chapter explores two questions: what are the views of women regarding the role of law in protecting their security, and to what extent is law - both international and domestic - capable of transforming approaches to women's security? These questions respond to the demand, commonly expressed by women living through post-conflict transition, for a transformation rather than a mere reinterpretation of existing socio-political structure.
Relation
The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies After Conflict: Great Expectations p. 218-243
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511576478.012
Date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Keyword(s)
international law;  security;  women;  post-conflict societies
Resource Type
book chapter
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/918015
Identifier
ISBN:9780521509947
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