LEADER 03828nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910781536403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-35697-X 010 $a9786613356970 010 $a90-04-22595-1 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004225954 035 $a(CKB)2550000000074609 035 $a(EBL)1010522 035 $a(OCoLC)811491146 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000554597 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11344521 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554597 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514325 035 $a(PQKB)10393284 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1010522 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004225954 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1010522 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10518155 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL335697 035 $a(PPN)174399464 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000074609 100 $a20110914d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefining rape$b[electronic resource] $eemerging obligations for states under international law? /$fby Maria Eriksson 210 $aBoston $cMartinus Nijhoff Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (624 p.) 225 1 $aRaoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library,$x1388-3208 ;$vv. 38 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-20263-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe definition of rape in an international perspective -- The prohibition of rape in domestic criminal law : an historical overview -- The harm of sexual violence -- Elements of the crime of rape -- Sexual violence in context -- State obligations to prevent and punish rape -- The recognition of rape as a violation of international human rights law -- International humanitarian law -- International criminal law -- The interplay between international human rights law and international humanitarian law -- Cultural relativism and obstacles to a uniform international definition of rape. 330 $aThe crime of rape has been prevalent in all contexts, whether committed during armed conflict or in peacetime, and has largely been characterised by a culture of impunity. International law, through its branches of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, has increasingly condemned such violence and is progressively obliging states to prevent rape, whether committed by a state agent or a private actor. Whereas the prohibition of rape has been consistently recognised in these areas of law, the definition of the offence has been a later concern to international law. Attempts to define the crime have, however, been made by the ad hoc tribunals (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia), regional human rights courts and UN treaty bodies. Increasing duties are thus placed on states, not only to prevent rape through the enactment of criminal laws, but to adopt specific elements of the crime in domestic legislation. This study systematises and analyses such emerging obligations in international law. This leads to overarching questions on the fragmentation and harmonisation of norms between various regimes in international law. 410 0$aRaoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ;$vv. 38. 606 $aRape as a weapon of war 606 $aRape 606 $aInternational criminal law 615 0$aRape as a weapon of war. 615 0$aRape. 615 0$aInternational criminal law. 676 $a345/.02532 700 $aEriksson$b Maria$f1969-$0865362 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781536403321 996 $aDefining rape$93743655 997 $aUNINA