Women and Peace and Security: Some reflections 21 years after the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325

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https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe029

Keywords:

Security Council Resolution 1325, Women and peace and security Agenda, International law, Women’s Rights

Abstract

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) launched the Women and peace and security Agenda at the United Nations. A set of ten resolutions has contributed to consolidating the Agenda, creating a corpus juris that develops and, on occasions, revises International Law norms, incorporating a gender perspective. From the beginning, there were divergences between aspects of the Agenda and International Humanitarian Law. The normative development has been carried out through soft law instruments. Resolution 1325 (2000) has been the starting point of a customary norm that incorporates a gender perspective into International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. As from resolution 1820 (2008), sexual violence against women and girls in an armed conflict and in post-conflict situations is an issue that concerns the maintenance of international peace and security within the meaning of the United Nations Charter. The Agenda has impacted relations with conventional sources of International Law.

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Author Biography

Hugo Ignacio Llanos Mardones, Embajada de Chile en Nueva Zelandia

Doctor en Derecho Internacional Público, Instituto de Altos Estudios  Internacionales y del Desarrollo de la Universidad de Ginebra, Miembro del Instituto Hispano-Luso-Americano de Derecho Internacional, Ex Coordinador Político de Chile en el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas, Embajador de Chile.

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Published

2022-04-01

How to Cite

Llanos Mardones, H. I. (2022). Women and Peace and Security: Some reflections 21 years after the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325. Revista Electrónica De Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, 4(4), 029. https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe029