<p>This book review examines <i>The Status of the Girl Child Under International Law: A Semioethic Analysis</i> by Dr. Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati, a work that applies legal semiotics and semioethics to interrogate the protections afforded to girl children under international human rights law. The book critically analyzes international treaties such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), focusing on how legal signs, symbols, and silences shape the visibility and rights of girls. Drawing on Lady Welby’s Meaning Triad, Chapdelaine-Feliciati demonstrates how seemingly neutral legal language can enable interpretive discretion that undermines treaty intentions, allowing harmful practices such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, and the exploitation of child influencers to persist. The author moves beyond a purely semiotic framework by introducing a semioethic approach, emphasizing ethical responsibility in legal interpretation. Central to the book is the argument that the absence of explicit references to girls in key international legal instruments constitutes a meaningful sign that contributes to their inadequate protection. While proposing amendments to address this invisibility, the author also recognizes competing rights and cautions against reforms that could unintentionally harm girls’ autonomy. Accessible to both legal and non-legal audiences, the book demystifies complex legal language and calls for broader application of legal semiotics to address gendered and intersectional vulnerabilities. The work represents a significant contribution to international human rights scholarship and the advancement of girls’ rights.</p>