Structure of the Dissertation. Including this Introduction, this dissertation is divided into seven Chapters, structured in a manner that considers the theme of international justice in relation to particular Assembly functions. Chapter two analyses the quasi-legislative effect of Assembly resolutions in the judicial consideration of atrocity situations. Having set out the Assembly’s broad quasi- legislative practice in the field of international justice, Chapter three then broadens the analysis to consider the relationship between Assembly resolutions and the development of international law, both institutionally (under the UN Charter) and externally (in relation to other treaty regimes and customary international law). This analysis will in turn allow conclusions to be made as to the scope for the Assembly to shape international norms, including its own powers under the UN Charter, in a manner that advances international justice. Chapter four then shifts focus onto the Assembly’s quasi-judicial practice and how their resolutions have been used by institutional actors to support accountability responses to atrocity crimes. This is followed by Chapter five which evaluates the scope and effect of the Assembly’s recommendations practice. The following two Chapters consider the possibilities for the Assembly, in building upon some of its practice, to take creative solutions to advance international justice. Chapter six thus considers the scope of the Assembly’s capacity to empower judicial or subsidiary organs to address atrocity situations, including to establish commissions of inquiry, request ICJ advisory opinions and to create ad hoc criminal tribunals. Chapter seven then rounds off the substantive 109 In relation to the aim of addressing the impunity gap, relevant State duties contain the duty to prevent human rights violations, the duty to investigate such violations, and the obligation to prosecute and punish them. There is an embryonic literature about the interactions of ‘international criminal law by other means’, see Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, ‘International Criminal Law by Other Means: The Quasi-Criminal Jurisdiction of the Human Rights Courts’ (2013) 107(1) AJIL 1. analysis by looking into the legal feasibility of the Assembly assuming a function in coordinating and authorising lawful sanctions as a means to advance accountability in atrocity situations. Chapter 8 concludes.
Structure of the Dissertation. In the next chapter, I provide a more detailed discussion of the theoretical approach. I explain how my interest in this project originated and draw on perspectives on the relationship between gender, work, and family. I discuss why we may or may not expect the “stalled revolution” to continue for contemporary young adults given changes in society after the 2nd-wave women’s movement as well as continued work/family incompatibilities. Then I discuss what we currently know about young adults’ work/family aspirations and what empirical gaps still remain. To address these gaps, I describe individual-level factors that influence young adults’ willingness and ability to pursue non-traditional work/family paths. I focus primarily on the impact of parental role-modeling and parents’ attitudes, as well as the young adults’ gender role attitudes, on work/family plans and experiences. In Chapter 3, I describe the data and methods used in this study. I focus on variation in the young adults’ work/family plans in Chapter 4, paying particular attention to explanations of within-gender variation regarding traditional or non-traditional plans. In Chapter 5, I examine the relationship between plans and outcomes. I focus on across- and within-gender variation regarding factors that increase the ability to achieve occupational outcomes, as well as if those pathways vary based on occupational goal type (traditional or non-traditional). Finally, in Chapter 6, I synthesize the major findings, describe the implications, and discuss project limitations and directions for future research.
