International Criminal Law and Sexual Violence against Women

Name: International Criminal Law and Sexual Violence against Women
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

International Criminal Law and Sexual Violence against WomenThe Interpretation of Gender in the Contemporary International Criminal Trial\nAuthor(s): Daniela Nadj\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367590413, 978-0367590413\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the prosecution of wartime sexual violence in international criminal law and asks what the juridicalisation of gender-based violence signifies for women. The book explores the portrayal of the various gendered identities that surface in armed conflict and it asks whether the law is capable of reflecting these in subsequent judgements.\n\nFocusing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as well as subsequent developments in the International Criminal Court, the book shows how the tribunals have delivered landmark jurisprudence in the area of sexual violence against women and provided a legac.