Defining rape : emerging obligations for states under international law? / by Maria Eriksson.

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Eriksson, Maria, 1969-

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TextSeries: Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 38.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (x, 613 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789004225954
9004225951
128335697X
9781283356978

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Defining rape.DDC classification:

345/.02532 23

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KZ7162 .E75 2011eb

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Contents:

The definition of rape in an international perspective -- The prohibition of rape in domestic criminal law : an historical overview -- The harm of sexual violence -- Elements of the crime of rape -- Sexual violence in context -- State obligations to prevent and punish rape -- The recognition of rape as a violation of international human rights law -- International humanitarian law -- International criminal law -- The interplay between international human rights law and international humanitarian law -- Cultural relativism and obstacles to a uniform international definition of rape.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-604) and index.

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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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