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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2011.
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Colección: | Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ;
v. 38. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 613 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-604) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004225954 9004225951 128335697X 9781283356978 |
ISSN: | 1388-3208 ; |