Gender and War

Author: Solange Mouthaan; Olga Jurasz
Publisher: Intersentia Publishers
ISBN: 9781780686868
Published In: March 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book explores and challenges common assumptions about gender, conflict, and post-conflict situations. It critically examines the gendered aspects of international and transitional justice processes by subverting traditional understandings of how wars are waged, the power dynamics involved, and the experiences of victims. The book also highlights the gendered stereotypes that underpin the (mis)perceptions about gender and war in order to reveal the multi-dimensional nature of modern conflicts and their aftermaths.

Featuring contributions from academics in law, criminology, international relations, politics and psychology, as well as legal practitioners in the field, Gender and War offers a unique and multi-disciplinary insight into contemporary understandings of conflict and explores the potential for international and transitional justice processes to evolve in order to better acknowledge diverse and gendered experiences of modern conflicts.

This book provides the reader with international and interdisciplinary perspectives on issues of international law, conflict, gender and transitional justice.

Introduction

Part I. Women's Involvement in Armed Conflict

How and Why Women Participate in Armed Conflict

Female Perpetrators in the Former Yugoslav Republic and Rwanda

Female War Crime Perpetrators in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Part II. Men and Children's Experiences of Armed Conflict

Towards a Gender Analysis of Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in Conflict

Children and Armed Conflict

Part III. Gendered Experiences of International Criminal Justice

Gender, Enslavement and War Economies in Sierra Leone

Male Victims and Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in the International Criminal Court