Ghénia Avril de Sainte Croix is a forgotten figure today and was certainly no international lawyer. Yet as an early French feminist involved in the League’s burgeoning efforts to deal with women’s trafficking, she nonetheless evolved in inter-war circles that were crucial in crafting a certain humanitarian and social sensitivity for international law. That legacy continues to manifest itself with us, even as it needs to be reassessed critically.
Frédéric Mégret is a Full professor, Dawson Scholar and co-Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at the Faculty of Law, McGill University.