Defining rape : emerging obligations for states under international law? / by Maria Eriksson.
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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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011. |
| Series: | Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ;
v. 38. |
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| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 613 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-604) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004225954 9004225951 128335697X 9781283356978 |
| ISSN: | 1388-3208 ; |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |