TACTICAL RAPE IN WAR AND CONFLICT
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
The term 'tactical rape'
Rape and international law
Scope of analysis
Changing context
International action
Threats to human and international security
Establishing the parameters
Conclusion
2. Tactical rape and sexual violence in conflict
Sudan/Darfur
Syria
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone
Former Yugoslavia
Rwanda
The need for data
Conclusion
3. Context
Changing nature of war
The impact of rape in conflict
Collective social relationships
Changing societal attitudes
Conclusion
4. Critical commentary
Critical analysis
Legal definitions
The UN Security Council and its resolutions
Reservations about theorising rape and judicial processes
Judicial systems
Conclusion
5. Tactical rape in the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia
Building a basis in international law
Tactical rape as strategy and policy
Judicial progress
Measuring effectiveness
Conclusion
6. Tactical rape and genocide in Rwanda
Key events in the Rwandan conflict
Understanding the nature of the genocide in Rwanda
Constructed hatred of Tutsi women
The ICTR, tactical rape and genocide
Limited progress
Conclusion
7. United Nations Security Council resolution 1325
Changing attitudes in the 1990s
Towards resolution 1325
Resolution 1325 (2000)
National action plans
Concerns
Conclusion
8. After Security Council resolution 1325
The years between resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008)
The debate before resolution 1820
Resolution 1820 (2008)
Resolution 1888 (2009)
Resolution 1889
2010 and beyond
Conclusion
9. Women and security
What sort of security threat? Women's security, human security and state security
State-level institutionalisation of security
Security sector reform and transitional justice
The need to transition from international to national justice and security
Conclusion
10. Significant progress and ongoing challenges
Recognition of tactical rape
Confirming that tactical rape contravenes international humanitarian law
Establishing a security issue
Institutionalising rejection of tactical rape
Transitional justice and security sectors
Understanding women's status
Data collation and research
Conclusion
References
Tribunal proceedings and judgments
United Nations documents
Conventions and declarations
Index

This is the first book to analyse the use of rape as a tactic of war and international progress away from tacit acceptance to active rejection of this violation of international law. Including powerful testimonies of victims, it is a much-needed volume for academic and professional communities