Call for papers: Gender on the International Bench - PluriCourts/iCourts Workshop (Oslo, marzec 2017)

PluriCourts oraz iCourts zapraszają do udziału w warsztatach zatytułowanych "Gender on the International Bench - PluriCourts/iCourts Workshop", które odbędą się w dniach od 23 do 24 marca 2017 r. w Oslo. Organizatorzy są szczególnie zainteresowani następującymi tematami:

• What reasons are there to be concerned about the lack of gender diversity on international courts and tribunals? Candidate arguments may include substantive outcome, deliberative and other processes, procedures, social legitimacy, as well as representation.
• What are the factors driving (the lack of) gender diversity on international courts and tribunals?
• How can we explain variation in gender diversity between different areas of international law, such as international commercial and investment arbitration, trade law, law of the sea, and international human rights law?
• Is gender diversity on international courts and tribunals important for substantive outcomes and/or processes?
• Do women judges tend to have different background from male judges before their appointment to ICs and tribunals
• How can we address intersectionality and other kinds of diversity?
• How can we address international courts as gendered institutions;
• Are there best practices in terms of selection procedures, nomination, mentoring, gatekeeping, and sponsoring women on the path towards the international bench?
• What are the empirical and theoretical challenges for this research theme, 

Propozycje referatów można przesyłać do 20 stycznia 2017 r. Więcej szczegółów jest dostępnych tu.