18 Sep Women in International Law
IntLawGrrls has a new project going titled, Experts at Law. Here’s how they describe it:
Organized by field of expertise, this series of posts aims to provide easily accessible information to conference organizers, media, and others who seek expert opinions on a variety of subjects while ensuring gender balance. The list below provides institutional affiliations for, as well as links to, the bios and publications of, and blog posts by, or about our Experts at Law, who are comprised of IntLawGrrls bloggers, guests, and alumnae and presented in alphabetical order.
Today’s inaugural post lists women scholars on war and conflict, including international criminal law and international humanitarian law. It’s a great idea, although I’d hope these lists might eventually migrate to include women who have not yet associated themselves with IntLawGrrls but have clear expretise in one or more of these fields. For example, I do think our own bloggers, Peggy McGuinness and Deborah Pearlstein warrant attention, not to mention some of the leading figures in the field, like Louise Doswald Beck or Ruth Wedgewood. Still, on the whole, this project seems like a worthwhile endeavor, and I’m looking forward to seeing additional lists as they emerge.
Thanks for the post, Duncan. I agree heartily that the list would be strengthened by the inclusion of more women in the field, and we welcome participation by women who haven’t been part of IntLawGrrls. The limitation to IntLawGrrls, guests, and alumnae is simply due to capacity — that is, my lack of capacity to identify and reach out to all female scholars in the field. By design, the list is “opt-in”; that is, we don’t want to include anyone who hasn’t specifically authorized us to do so. I encourage other female scholars of international law who would like to be added to the list to contact me directly!