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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816169003321

Autore

Burke Róisín Sarah

Titolo

Sexual exploitation and abuse by UN military contingents : moving beyond the current "status quo" and responsibility under international law / / by Róisín Sarah Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

90-04-20848-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

International Humanitarian Law Series, , 1389-6776 ; ; Volume 42

Disciplina

364.4

Soggetti

Sex crimes - Prevention

Peacekeeping forces - Sexual behavior

Peacekeeping forces - Conduct of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Typescript.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Elina Hankela -- Introduction -- Chapter I Background – Current Accountability Framework and UN Initiatives -- Chapter II Status of Forces and Jurisdictional Immunity -- Chapter III Applicability of International Law and SEA by UMC Personnel -- Chapter IV The ICC as an Avenue for the Prosecution of UMC Personnel -- Chapter V Moving beyond the Status Quo – Alternatives for Holding UMC Personnel to Account? -- Chapter VI State and International Organization Responsibility -- Main Findings and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Military Contingents: Moving Beyond the Current Status Quo and Responsibility under International law Róisín Burke explores the legal, conceptual and practical difficulties of dealing with sexual offences committed by military contingent personnel deployed on UN peace operations. Some of the inadequacies of current legal frameworks for dealing with such abuses are examined. The book addresses the difficulties with applying international humanitarian law, human rights law and/or international criminal law in this context, and the broader issue of state/international organization responsibility. The book proposes policy options to increase



accountability both for perpetrators and for troop contributing nations otherwise indifferent to the crimes of their national contingents.