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Hansel, Mary --- "Feminist time and an international law of the everyday" [2019] ELECD 724; in Harris Rimmer, Susan; Ogg, Kate (eds), "Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 379

Book Title: Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law

Editor(s): Harris Rimmer, Susan; Ogg, Kate

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 22

Section Title: Feminist time and an international law of the everyday

Author(s): Hansel, Mary

Number of pages: 20

Abstract/Description:

At the conclusion of her article A Discipline of Crisis, Hilary Charlesworth poses the question: “What might an international law of everyday life look like?” This chapter will explore the answer by invoking feminist temporality as a basis for examining how international law might become more focused on systemic, enduring, quotidian, everyday issues – precisely the issues that most affect women. By now, international law’s tendency to prioritize crisis is well-trodden ground in legal literature. What seems to be missing from the crisis discourse, however, is a nuanced understanding of what these crises are that dominate international law’s attention and resources. By what criteria are crises defined and identified? Ultimately, the aim of this chapter is to encourage greater deliberation regarding the criteria for situations and issues that dominate the international legal agenda. The hope is that, in the future, such deliberation will result in better prioritization of women’s interests and richer engagement with feminist concerns.