Amanda L. Stephens

Amanda L. Stephens is a Professor at St. Mary's University School of Law, specializing in international human rights law and gender justice. Her research examines the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) through comparative legal analysis.

Research interests include:

• Transnational application of human rights treaties
• Judicial reforms for workplace harassment prevention
• Intersectional feminist approaches to legal systems
• Comparative analysis of gender equality mechanisms in India, Canada, and the US
• Policy gaps affecting marginalized women

Her recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on CEDAW's real-world impact, with 2023-2025 works analyzing judicial applications in India, comparative reform models, limitations of liberal feminist frameworks, and challenges facing women in legal academia. Research employs qualitative case analysis and feminist legal theory to examine how social hierarchies affect treaty implementation.