The 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 a…
Eriksson (Orebro U., Sweden) seeks to systematize the regulations concerning the prohibition on rape, and its definition in public international law, comparing the areas of international human rights law, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law and focusin…
The 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 a…
The story of men's roles in war and violence fills headlines and history books, but the women's narrative too often goes unnoticed. This two-volume work brings women's voices to the fore, highlighting new scholarship and journalism to offer a realistic understanding of this time…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"--Résumé de l'éditeur. "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide,…
"This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and maternal mortality of women" "This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done…
"This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and maternal mortality of women"-- This work brings women's voices to the fore, highlighting new scholarship and journalism to offer a realistic understanding of this timely topic. Including b…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"-- "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"-- "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and…
In armed conflict, systematic sexual violence is used all too frequently as a strategic weapon to terrorize an opponent's communities. Wartime sexual violence has transitioned rapidly from a neglected human rights issue to an unambiguous security concern on the agendas of powerf…
Defining the weapon -- Her story is far too common : the US response to sexual violence in the DRC -- A security concern : sexual violence and resolution 1820 -- Expanding the agenda : PSVI and state-led advocacy -- The legacy of the "weapon of war" frame Reports of sexual viol…