Abstract
This article seeks to introduce feminist approaches to international law. It examines how traditional state-centric security concepts in international law reflect masculine ideals of military strength and sovereignty, contrasted with human security approaches addressing intimate violence and displacement. The piece details international law’s recognition of sexualized violence in armed conflict as a war crime and analyzes international institutions, noting their advancements in gender protections alongside failures to fully incorporate intersectionality. Overall, feminist engagement positions international law as a transformative process challenging gendered power structures.
Recommended Citation
Shashwati Wagle,
The Feminist Challenge to Global Justice: How International Law Reproduces and Resists Patriarchy,
37 UC Law SF Gender & Just. L.J. 81
(2026).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hwlj/vol37/iss2/3