...Erika Rackley I’d suggest that this too often has been fate of women judges. It is not that they have sold their distinctive voices, but rather that they have inhabited a world where, in the words of Lady Hale, their male colleagues have ‘meant well’ but ‘simply [did] not know what to do...

...This chapter addresses the problem of the United Kingdom’s comparative lack of women judges compared to the members of the judiciary in other countries. The under-representation of women in the judiciary is a point of concern, as they can provide more diverse perspectives on matters of the law...

...This chapter presents the author's account of her relationship with two Afghan women, Jamila Afghani, founder and director of an Afghan-based educational NGO then called the Noor Educational Center (NEC), and Marzia Basel, the judge and founder of the Afghan Women Judges Association. These women...

... of both genders in situations where there is either a male or female majority on the bench. While in most domestic and international courts, men make up the majority on the bench, there are a few where women judges are in the majority, such as the ACtHPR with about 55% women, the Lesothan High Court where...

... analyses the descriptive, symbolic, and substantive representation of women judges in international courts and tribunals. The last couple of years have witnessed slow progress in the quest to achieve sex balanced or gender parity benchmarks on the benches of international courts. While some courts have...

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... judges to the development of international criminal law, as is shown in the jurisprudence. Judges give judgement on the evidence, facts, and law before them, but women judges have been noted for advancing the existing law through broad interpretation. With the appointment of women investigators...

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... it will be a long time. The International Court has had only four women judges in its 74-year history, of which three are currently serving, whereas there have been 100 male judges. In addition, there have been 5 female ad hoc judges sitting in four cases (compared with more than 110 male ad hoc judges, several...