Alice Edwards

Age and Gender Dimensions in International Refugee Law

This chapter reviews how age and gender factors influence the interpretation and application of international refugee law, in particular it looks at the inclusion, exclusion and cessation aspects of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

The 'Feminizing' of Torture under International Human Rights Law

International human rights law has been the subject of much scrutiny by feminist scholars over the past two decades, principally because of the way in which it is seen as privileging the realities of men’s lives while ignoring or marginalizing those of women. The international prohibition on torture is identified by feminist writers as a classic example of this ‘male’-gendered nature of human rights law. This article explores the extent to which key feminist critiques of the 1980s and 1990s are now reflected in the commentary and jurisprudence on torture of various international human rights bodies. It asks: have the critiques of international human rights law been satisfied by interpretations applied by international and regional bodies to this so- called ‘male’ right? It concludes by offering both caution and counsel – it cautions against the potentiality of new interpretations simply replacing old gender-based stereotypes with new ones and counsels international decision-makers to focus on the individual or personalized characteristics and circumstances of each claim, of which sex/gender may be but one factor.

Nationality and statelessness under international law

Introduction Alice Edwards and Laura van Waas 1. The meaning of nationality in international law: substantive and procedural aspects Alice Edwards 2. Statelessness and citizenship in ethical and political perspective Matthew J. Gibney 3. The UN Statelessness Conventions Laura van Waas 4. UNHCRs mandate and activities to address statelessness Mark Manly 5. The determination of statelessness and the establishment of statelessness-specific protection regimes Gabor Gyulai 6. Children, their right to nationality and child statelessness Gerard-Rene de Groot 7. Women, nationality and statelessness: the problem of unequal rights Radha Govil and Alice Edwards 8. Deprivation of nationality: limitations on rendering persons stateless under international law Jorunn Brandvoll 9. State succession and issues of nationality and statelessness Inete Ziemele 10. The nexus between statelessness and migration Sophie Nonnenmacher and Ryszard Cholewinski 11. More or less secure? Nationality questions, deportation and dual nationality Kim Rubenstein and Niamh Lenagh-Maguire.