{"id":3895,"date":"2018-11-28T12:45:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gqualcampaign.org\/old\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2018-11-28T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T12:45:56","slug":"atlas-gqual-call-on-the-un-general-assembly-to-reopen-nominations-for-judges-at-the-irmct-to-encourage-greater-inclusion-of-female-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gqualcampaign.org\/old\/atlas-gqual-call-on-the-un-general-assembly-to-reopen-nominations-for-judges-at-the-irmct-to-encourage-greater-inclusion-of-female-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas & GQUAL call on the UN General Assembly to reopen nominations for judges at the IRMCT to encourage greater inclusion of female candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ATLAS AND THE GQUAL CAMPAIGN CALL ON THE UN GENERAL
\nASSEMBLY TO REOPEN NOMINATIONS FOR JUDGES AT THE UN
\nINTERNATIONAL RESIDUAL MECHANISM FOR CRIMINAL
\nTRIBUNALS AND TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE STATES TO NOMINATE
\nQUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES AND VOTE TAKING GENDER
\nPARITY INTO ACCOUNT.<\/p>\n

GLOBAL, 28 November 2018 –<\/strong> ATLAS and the GQUAL Campaign are deeply
\ndismayed at the United Nations General Assembly’s issuance of an all-male list of 11
\ncandidates for the election of judges to the UN International Residual Mechanism for
\nCriminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The failure of States to nominate qualified female
\nviolates their international obligation to promote women\u2019s equal participation in
\ndecision-making instances, including in international bodies, and undermines the
\nUnited Nations’ commitment to gender equality.<\/p>\n

The current roster of judges at the IRMCT – with only five of the 22 existing judges
\nbeing women – is already significantly lacking in adequate gender balance. The
\ncurrent nomination list further entrenches gender inequality at the highest level of the
\njudiciary in international law, and denies an opportunity to correct the current
\nsituation and achieve gender parity. With exceptional women working at every level
\nof international law, there can be no excuse for the failure to nominate even a single
\nwoman for these important judicial posts.<\/p>\n

Qualified female candidates continue to be overlooked, to the detriment of the system
\nand processes of international justice. The lack of gender balance affects virtually all
\ninternational tribunals and monitoring mechanisms of the UN. Judges bring with them
\nto the bench, and to the cases over which they preside, their experience of the world.
\nDiversity of perspectives – which necessarily include the varying perspectives of
\nwomen – enriches the quality of judicial decisions and lends legitimacy to
\ninternational bodies.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the very fact of appropriate gender representation in the judiciary is an
\nexplicit statement of an institutional commitment to gender equality. The undervaluing
\nof female experience at the senior levels of the legal profession has adverse
\nconsequences for women working in international law, as well as those contemplating
\na career in their field. It is essential, as we strive for gender equity, to have women
\nand men, from diverse backgrounds, participating equally in positions of power and
\ninfluence.<\/p>\n

ATLAS and GQUAL would like to remind UN Members States of the values and
\nobligations contained in article 8 of the UN Charter, as well as article 8 of CEDAW
\nand other relevant human rights treaties. We call upon the UN General Assembly to
\nreopen the nomination process with a commitment to strongly encouraging Member
\nStates to nominate qualified female candidates to the list of candidates for election as
\njudges to the IRMCT, and to vote for members taking gender parity into account.<\/p>\n

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ATLAS (Acting Together: Law, Advice, Support) is a global community of women<\/em>
\nworking in public international law. We seek to empower, support, and connect<\/em>
\nwomen working in, or embarking on, a career in public international law. More at:<\/em>
\nwww.atlaswomen.org<\/em><\/p>\n

GQUAL Campaign is a global campaign to achieve gender parity in the composition<\/em>
\nof international tribunals and monitoring bodies. More at: www.gqualcampaign.org\/old<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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