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020 _a9781447326700
050 _aMD U21
_b.F58
100 _aFitzpatrick, Brenda.
245 _aTactical rape in war and conflict: international recognition and response
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aBristol
_bPolicy Press
_c2016
300 _avi, 294p.
505 _a 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
520 _aThis 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
650 _aCrime Victims
650 _aRape as a weapon of war
650 _aSex crimes
650 _aHuman rights
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