The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court: legacies and legitimacy

Does the ICC’s poor record in prosecuting sexual and gender-based crimes risk its ongoing legitimacy? Professor Louise Chappell and Brigid Inder will discuss the challenges and opportunities confronting the ICC.

Louise Chappell is Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW. Her research and teaching are focused on women’s rights, gender justice and institutional change. She has published widely in these areas and her work has been recognized internationally, including through the award of the best Women and Politics book prize by the American Political Science Association.

Brigid Inder OBE is the Executive Director of the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and Special Advisor on Gender to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. She has 25 years of experience working in the international justice, peace and gender-equality fields as a strategic leader, advocate and practitioner. In 2014, she was awarded an OBE for services to women’s rights and international justice and is the recipient of the inaugural Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize, 2014.

Devika Hovell is Associate Professor in the Department of Law at the LSE.

The Centre for Women, Peace and Security (@LSE_WPS) is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world.

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