Women and Transitional Justice The Experience of Women as Participants

This book discusses the evolving principle of transitional justice in public international law and international relations from the female perspective at a time when the concept is increasingly recognised by the international community as an effective framework in which to negotiate and manage a community?s post-conflict transition to peace and stability. The book adopts a gender lens with a particular focus on women?s direct experiences and perceptions either as intended beneficiaries of transitional justice (TJ), protagonists in that process or as practitioners, in order to present a unique view in relation to the development of TJ. The range of experiences and knowledge in this collection provides a fresh and unique perspective through its blend of theory and practice.

This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of law, political science and gender studies.

Introduction, Lisa Yarwood 1. Women, Transitional Justice and Indigenous Conflict: The Role of Women in Addressing New Zealand’s Colonial Past, Dr Lisa Yarwood 2. Women, Peace and Security: Mainstreaming Gender in Transitional Justice Processes, Dr Amy Barrow 3. International Criminal Justice and the Girl Child: Different Needs, Equal Opportunities, Annelotte Walsh 4. Lessons From the Field: the Inclusion of Refugee Women in Transitional Justice Initiatives, Sarah Maddox5. The Adjudication of Sex Crimes Under International Criminal Law: What Does Gender Have to Do With It?, Dr Caroline Fournet6. Denial, Impunity and Transitional Justice: The Fate of Female Rape Victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr Clotilde Pegorier7. Reconciling Gender and Customary Law?, Lauren Fielder 8. Reparations in Colombia: Advancing the Women’s Rights Agenda, Catalina Diaz with Iris Marin 9. The Peruvian Case: Gender and Transitional Justice, Julissa Mantilla Falcón 10. Conclusion, Lisa Yarwood

Dr Lisa Yarwood specialises in transitional justice and state accountability. She is an independent consultant having worked in academic positions in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom and undertaken practical placements with the ICTR in Tanzania, and in Costa Rica and Panama.