Women, Armed Conflict and International Law / / Judith G. Gardam, Michelle J. Jarvis.

• VerfasserIn: Gardam, Judith G.; Jarvis, Michelle J.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Jarvis, Michelle J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 290 p. )
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The role that gender plays in determining the experience of those caught up in armed conflict has long been overlooked. Moreover, the extent to which gender influences the international legal regime designed to address the humanitarian problems arising from armed conflict has similarly been ignored....

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments.
• Foreword.
• 1. Women, Armed Conflict and International Law.
• 2. The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women.
• 3. International Humanitarian Law, Women and Armed Conflict.
• 4. A Gender View of the Shaping of IHL.
• 5. UN Developments Concerning Women and Armed Conflict.
• 6. International Redress.
• 7. The Way Forward.
• A Final Word.
• Bibliography.
• Index.