Defining Rape: Emerging Obligations for States under International Law? Emerging Obligations for States under International Law? |
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| Author:
| Eriksson, Maria |
| Series title: | The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-20263-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $343.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.