In nearly 80 years, only five female judges have sat on the bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), four of whom are serving currently. In the autumn of 2023, there will be a new round of elections of judges for the ICJ.

In this episode Dr Gail Lythgoe discusses the issue of gender parity on the bench of the ICJ with Dr Jessica Corsi, Senior Lecturer at City Law School ⁠⁠and the Violence and Society Centre.

The conversation covers the barriers to gender parity, the use of quotas and intersectionality.

Dr Gail Lythgoe is a Lecturer in Global Law at The University of Edinburgh, and Women in International Law (WILNET).

Dr Jessica Corsi is a Senior Lecturer in Law at City Law School, ⁠⁠and a founding faculty member of City’s Violence and Society Centre.

Note: Since recording, ⁠a list of candidates for the 2023 ICJ elections⁠ has been published, featuring two women only – and re-electing one of the current four. There is not a chance of achieving gender parity in this round, making this an even more important issue to discuss now.

The music used in this episode is: "Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License