Wartime Sexual Violence : From Silence to Condemnation of a Weapon of War /

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In armed conflict, systematic sexual violence is used all too frequently as a strategic weapon to terrorize an opponent's communities. Wartime sexual violence has transitioned rapidly from a neglected human rights issue to an unambiguous security concern on the agendas of powerful states and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crawford, Kerry F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington DC : Georgetown University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Violence against.
Women and war.
War > Economic aspects.
Violence > Economic aspects.
Sex crimes.
Rape as a weapon of war.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Guerre > Aspect economique.
Violence > Aspect economique.
Crimes sexuels.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Viol comme arme de guerre.
Femmes et guerre.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Defining the weapon
  • Her story is far too common : the US response to sexual violence in the DRC
  • A security concern : sexual violence and resolution 1820
  • Expanding the agenda : PSVI and state-led advocacy
  • The legacy of the "weapon of war" frame.

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