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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466675903321

Autore

Ward Caterina E. Arrabal

Titolo

Wartime sexual violence at the international level : a legal perspective / / by Caterina E. Arrabal Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill Nijhoff, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

90-04-36008-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages)

Collana

International humanitarian law series ; ; 52

Disciplina

345.02532

Soggetti

Rape as a weapon of war

Sex crimes (International law)

Women - Violence against

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Wartime Sexual Violence at the International Level Since Its Recognition Until ‘Its Work in Progress’ -- Wartime Sexual Violence as a Crime against Humanity, Genocide and a War Crime -- Wartime Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence at the International Criminal Court and the Invisibility of Opportunistic Sexual Violence during Armed Conflict -- Sexual Violence as a Separate Crime in International Criminal Law -- Shaping a New Convention against Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In Wartime Sexual Violence at the International Level: A Legal Perspective Dr. Caterina Arrabal Ward discusses the understanding of wartime sexual violence by the international tribunals and argues that wartime sexual violence often takes place without the explicit purpose to destroy a community or population and is not necessarily a strategic choice. This research suggests that a more focused approach based on a much clearer definition of these crimes would help to remedy deficiencies at the different stages of international justice in relation to these crimes.