Are women peaceful? Reflections on the role of women in peace-building

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-361

  Charlesworth, Hilary ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bougainville; Democracy; East Timor; International law; Peace building; Post conflict reconstruction; Solomon Islands; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349166551     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10691-008-9101-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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