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Record Nr.

UNINA9910169179703321

Autore

Eboe-Osuji Chile

Titolo

International law and sexual violence in armed conflicts [[electronic resource] /] / by Chile Eboe-Osuji

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-283-60208-3

9786613914538

90-04-22722-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

International humanitarian law series ; ; 35

Disciplina

341.6/9

Soggetti

Rape as a weapon of war

War crimes

War (International law)

Rape

International criminal law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.