Gina Heathcote is a Reader in Gender Studies and International Law at SOAS University of London. Gina is the author of The Law on the Use of Force: a Feminist Analysis and co-editor (with Professor Dianne Otto) of Rethinking Peacekeeping, Gender Equality and Collective Security. She has also authored numerous articles and book chapters on collective security, feminist approaches to international law and international law on the use of force, and is a member of the Feminist Review editorial collective.