The legal narrative of war-time sexual violence against women: Transformation and transformative potential
In this paper I consider the legal narrative that has accompanied wartime sexual violence against women. This legal narrative is part of international humanitarian law and international criminal law, areas in which, in recent years there have been major developments. Recent legal developments relati...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-2003
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| Summary: | In this paper I consider the legal narrative that has accompanied wartime sexual violence against women. This legal narrative is part of international humanitarian law and international criminal law, areas in which, in recent years there have been major developments. Recent legal developments relating to wartime sexual violence against women have been impressive and have largely been hailed as a success. In this paper, I explore the evolution of this legal narrative and test the contours of this success. I survey in particular important developments at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). What I hope to bring out in this paper are not only the successes but also some of the ambiguities that accompany these developments and complicate this legal narrative. |
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| ISBN: | 9780612843479 0612843475 |