Sex and Gender Crimes in the New International Law

Past, Present, Future

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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In times of conflict, women have traditionally been excluded from protection of the law. This book analyzes the treatment of sex and gender crimes under international law by identifying various legal eras, from the inception of international criminal law until its most recent formulation, the Rome Statute. The author conducts her critical journey armed with insights about the development of the crime of rape in domestic law and feminist theories, and exposes gaps and silences in international law's treatment of sex and gender crimes. The author claims that the underlying stratum of sex crimes – the gender stratum – must be acknowledged. Hence, it is not sufficient to treat rape as another offense under existing traditional crime categories. It must also be anchored as a separate crime category that clearly establishes the boundaries of the legal norm, harmonizes different nations’ laws, and eradicates the remnants of patriarchy linked to this offense.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-06-22
Mått160 x 240 x 11 mm
Vikt366 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNijhoff Law Specials
Antal sidor184
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004189126

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Excerpt of Table of Contents:Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Historical VacuumPart One: Beginning the Journey, Collecting the Tools1. International Law from a Feminist Perspective2. Law Reform and Reality?3. Rape as a Unique Crime under Domestic LawPart Two: Sex Crimes and International Law – Past, Present4. The Era of Silence5. The Era of Honor6. A New Direction – Towards a New Era?Part Three: Sex and Gender Crimes under the New International Law and a Proposed Solution7. Summary of Achievements and Problems8. Part of Existing Crime Categories or a Discrete Crime?9. Sex and Gender Crimes as a Discrete Crime – A Preliminary Draft10. Preliminary Draft of a New Crime CategorySummary and Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.