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Feminist Politics and the Use of Force: Theorising Feminist Action and Security Council Resolution 1325

Heathcote, Gina

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Gina Heathcote



Abstract

This article reflects on the ten-year anniversary of “Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security‟ (hereinafter, “Resolution 1325”). The article contextualizes the Security Council’s approach within feminist legal thinking, using Resolution 1325 as a springboard for increased feminist conversations on the recurrent themes of essentialism, victim feminism, and praxis. It is argued that the feminist action in the Security Council should extend these debates. To this end, the article concludes with reflection on the possibility of force to save women, arguing that this fourth axis of feminist debate be taken up with some urgency by feminist scholars and activists.

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Heathcote, G. (2011). Feminist Politics and the Use of Force: Theorising Feminist Action and Security Council Resolution 1325. Socio-Legal Review, 7,

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date Feb 29, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 11, 2025
Journal Socio-legal Review
Print ISSN 0973-5216
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Publisher URL http://www.nls.ac.in/ojs-2.2.3/index.php/slr/article/view/103

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