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Defining Rape : Emerging Obligations for States Under International Law?.

The crime of rape has been prevalent in all contexts, whether committed during armed conflict or in peacetime, and has largely been characterised by a culture of impunity. International law, through its branches of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international crim...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Eriksson, Maria
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
Collection:Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library.
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Résumé:The crime of rape has been prevalent in all contexts, whether committed during armed conflict or in peacetime, and has largely been characterised by a culture of impunity. International law, through its branches of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, has increasingly condemned such violence and is progressively obliging states to prevent rape, whether committed by a state agent or a private actor.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (624 pages)
ISBN:9789004225954
9004225951