Women and International Law

On 10 April 2025, the International and Comparative Law Research Center and the Ural State Law University named after V. F. Yakovlev held a round table discussion on “Women and International Law” at the ICLRC Library.

International law has been critically analysed from different perspectives. For example, one approach offers a women's focus and has both supporters and critics. In the Russian academic tradition, the women's perspective in analysing the theory and practice of international law has not yet received widespread attention. The event aimed to introduce the the theoretical foundations and assessment of the impact of the women's perspective on international law, and the experiences of international law practitioners.

The discussion opened with welcoming remarks by Yulia Mullina and Andrey Lunev, who emphasized the relevance of the topic and the goal of the event — to explore international law from a new angle and to initiate research and dialogue on one of the critical approaches to it.

The first panel, featuring Ksenia Shestakova and Maksim Likhachev, focused on the concepts, history, and methodological tools of women's studies.

The second panel brought together Tatiana Neshataeva, Elina Morozova, Zhala Azizova, and Yulia Mullina, who shared their views on the importance of the topic and reflected on their professional experiences.

Speakers from both panels also engaged in a Q&A session with the in-person and online audience.