Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2016: "International Law and Women, Peace and Security", by Professor Christine Chinkin. Part 2: "Women and Peace"
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The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law and a revised and expanded version of the lectures is usually published in the Hersch Lauterpacht Lecture Series by Cambridge University Press. The lecture comprises three parts, delivered on consecutive evenings, followed by a Q&A session on the fourth day.
The 2016 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture series, entitled 'International Law and Women, Peace and Security' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Christine Chinkin, Emerita Professor in International Law and Director of the Centre for Women Peace and Security at the London School of Economics, from Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 October 2016. This part, entitled 'Women and Peace' is the second of the three lectures given. |
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| Created: | 2016-11-07 12:10 |
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| Collection: | LCIL International Law Seminar Series MOVED |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | University of Cambridge |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | International Law; Human Rights Law; Public International Law; United Nations; Gender-Based Violence; War; Peacebuilding; Equality; |
| Abstract: | Part 2: Women and Peace
In this lecture I will consider more fully aspects of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, in particular how international law engages with the concept of peace and the significance of the conjunction of ‘women and peace’. I will reflect upon the reality that peace processes seeking to put an end to contemporary forms of conflict too often fail and become associated not with peace but with continued violence, albeit in different forms, including organised crime, gang warfare and high incidence of sexual and gender-based violence. Could giving effect to the Women, Peace and Security agenda curtail this cycle of violence? |
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