The Status of the Girl Child under International Law

Préface
This is the first comprehensive study of the girl child under international law and through legal semiotics.

Auteur
Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati is a lawyer and Associate Professor in International Law. She has worked at UNICEF, the International Criminal Court, British, Chinese and Canadian universities, published Feminicides of Girl Children and received the Global Impact Grant for her novel legal semiotics theory in international law.

Texte du rabat

Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati offers the first comprehensive study of the status of the girl child under international law. This book bridges two fields that are usually studied separately: law and semiotics. The author applies The Significs Meaning Triad and Semioethics to decode the meaning of problematic signs in international treaties.

Contenu
Introduction; 1. Semiotics and Semioethics; 2. Definition of the Girl Child; 3. Sexism and Childism; 4. Intersectional Identity of the Girl Child; 5. Identification of the Girl Child in the Convention on the Rights of the Child; 6. The Beginning of Girlhood under International Law; 7. The End of Girlhood under International Law; 8. Girlhood and Womanhood in the CEDAW.