Sex and International Tribunals: The Erasure of Gender from the War Narrative

by Chiseche Salome Mibenge

Book Overview

Before the twenty-first century, there was little legal precedent for the prosecution of sexual violence as a war crime. Now, international tribunals have the potential to help make sense of political violence against both men and women; they have the power to uphold victims' claims and to convict the leaders and choreographers of systematic atrocity. However, by privileging certain accounts of violence over others, tribunals more often confirm...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081222454X
• ISBN13: 9780812224542
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"