International Courts and the African Woman Judge

Josephine Jarpa Dawuni is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Howard University, Washington D.C. Her areas of research include judicial politics, women and the law, international human rights, and women in the legal professions. She is the editor (with Gretchen Bauer) of Gender and the Judiciary in Africa: From Obscurity to Parity? (Routledge, 2016). Hon. Judge Akua Kuenyehia served as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands from 2003-2015 and was elected First Vice-President of the ICC. Prior to the ICC, she was Dean, Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana.

Foreword [Hon. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald] 1. Introduction: Challenging Gender Universalism and Unveiling the Silenced Narratives of the African Woman Judge [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni] 2. Women Judges in International Courts and Tribunals –The Quest for Equal Opportunities [Justice Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba] 3. Julia Sebutinde: An Unbreakable Cloth [Nienke Grossman] 4. Akua Kuenyehia: Leaving a Mark Along the Journey for Human Rights [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni] 5. Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra: Trajectory of A Malian Magistrate and Civil Society Advocate to The International Criminal Court [Sara Dezalay] 6. Sophia Akuffo: Balancing the Equities [Kuukuwa Andam and Sena Dei-Tutu] 7. Justina Kelello Mafoso- Guni: The Gendering of Judicial Appointment Processes in African Courts [Rachel Ellett] 8. Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson: The Trajectory of a Noble Passion [Rebecca Emiene Badejogbin] 9. Conclusion: International Courts and The African Woman Judge: Unlocking Doors, Leaving A Legacy [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni and Akua Kuenyehia]