UID:
almahu_9949703451102882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 354 pages)
ISBN:
9789004227224
Series Statement:
International humanitarian law series, v. 35
Content:
Sexual violence is a particular brand of evil that women have endured-more than men-during armed conflicts, through the ages. It is a menace that has continued to challenge the conscience of humanity-especially in our times. At the international level, basic laws aimed at preventing it are not in short supply. What is needed is a more conscious determination to enforce existing laws. This book explores ways of doing just that; thereby shoring up international legal protection of women from sexual violence in armed conflicts.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Aetiology of Evil in Armed Conflicts -- Superior Responsibility for the Rape of Women during Armed Conflicts -- Defining Rape in International Criminal Law: An Unsettled Tug of War? -- Rape as Genocide and Some Questions Arising -- Armed Conflicts, Sexual Violence and the Mens Rea of the War Crime of Terrorism -- Internal Armed Conflicts, Sexual Violence and 'Grave Breaches' -- Forced Marriage-an International Crime? -- Prosecution of Sexual Violence against Women in Post-Conflict Societies -- Reparation for Female Victims of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: International Law and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts Leiden, Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2012, ISBN 9789004202627
Language:
English
