Wartime sexual violence at the international level : : a legal perspective / / by Caterina E. Arrabal Ward.

• Superior document: International humanitarian law series ; 52
• VerfasserIn: Ward, Caterina E. Arrabal,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: International humanitarian law series ; 52.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 pages).

In Wartime Sexual Violence at the International Level: A Legal Perspective Dr. Caterina Arrabal Ward discusses the understanding of wartime sexual violence by the international tribunals and argues that wartime sexual violence often takes place without the explicit purpose to destroy a community or population and is not necessarily a strategic choice. This research suggests that a more focused approach based on a much clearer definition of these crimes would help to remedy deficiencies at the different stages of international justice in relation to these crimes.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Wartime Sexual Violence at the International Level Since Its Recognition Until ‘Its Work in Progress’ -- Wartime Sexual Violence as a Crime against Humanity, Genocide and a War Crime -- Wartime Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence at the International Criminal Court and the Invisibility of Opportunistic Sexual Violence during Armed Conflict -- Sexual Violence as a Separate Crime in International Criminal Law -- Shaping a New Convention against Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence -- Conclusion.