Defining rape emerging obligations for states under international law? / [electronic resource] :
by Maria Eriksson.
- Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2011.
- x, 613 p.
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library, v. 38 1388-3208 ; .
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 38. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Rape as a weapon of war. Rape. International criminal law.