Sex and gender crimes in the new international law : past, present, future / / by Alona Hagay-Frey ; translated from Hebrew by Stefanie Raker.

• Superior document: Nijhoff law specials ; v. 75
• Author: Hagay-Frey, Alona.
• TeilnehmendeR: Raker, Stefanie.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff law specials ; 75.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Notes: Adapted from the author's thesis (LLM)---Universiṭat Tel-Aviv, 2009.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction: The Historical Vacuum /; Introduction To Part One /; 1. International Law From A Feminist Perspective /; 2. Law Reform And Reality? /; 3. Rape As A Unique Crime Under Domestic Law /; Introduction to Part Two /; 4. The Era Of Silence /; 5. The Era Of Honor /; 6. A New Direction – Towards A New Era? /; Introduction to Part Three /; 7. Summary Of Achievements And Problems /; 8. Part Of Existing Crime Categories Or A Discrete Crime? /; 9. Sex And Gender Crimes As A Discrete Crime – A Preliminary Draft /; 10. Preliminary Draft Of A New Crime Category /; Summary And Conclusions /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283160900; 9786613160904; 900421593X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Alona Hagay-Frey ; translated from Hebrew by Stefanie Raker.

In times of conflict, women have traditionally been excluded from protection of the law. This book analyzes the treatment of sex and gender crimes under international law by identifying various legal eras, from the inception of international criminal law until its most recent formulation, the Rome Statute. The author conducts her critical journey armed with insights about the development of the crime of rape in domestic law and feminist theories, and exposes gaps and silences in international law's treatment of sex and gender crimes. The author claims that the underlying stratum of sex crimes – the gender stratum – must be acknowledged. Hence, it is not sufficient to treat rape as another offense under existing traditional crime categories. It must also be anchored as a separate crime category that clearly establishes the boundaries of the legal norm, harmonizes different nations’ laws, and eradicates the remnants of patriarchy linked to this offense.