RT Article
T1 "Rape kills the soul": the use of sexual violence by state and non-state actors in war and conflict
JF Demystifying power, crime and social harm
SP 351
OP 377
A1 Fitzpatrick, Brenda
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1916601855
AB Key elements of Steven Box’s analysis in Power, Crime and Mystification [PCM] regarding crimes of rape in 1983 are applicable to understanding tactical rape and sexual violence in conflict today. This current work examines the nature, motivation, impact and use of rape as a weapon and tactic of war. It aims to demystify power brokers who frequently avoid accountability despite being the hidden perpetrators of these egregious crimes. It highlights how the international community including states, politicians, military and societal leaders have eventually been forced to respond and the progress made in International Humanitarian Law. It shows how legal bases and definitions have come into being to support judicial and organisational responses aimed at prevention, prohibition and prosecution of perpetrators. It references the complex nature of rape and coercion. Finally, it also notes the ongoing use of tactical rape in conflicts such as that in Ukraine.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 373-377
SN 9783031462122
K1 Vereinte Nationen
K1 Sexualisierte Gewalt
K1 Vergewaltigung
K1 Patriarchat
K1 Männlichkeit
K1 Menschenrecht
K1 Maskulinität
K1 Großbritannien