Gender, Conflict and International Humanitarian Law - A Critique of the ''Principle of Distinction''

Informationen zum Autor Orly Maya Stern is a senior fellow with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, USA. She is also a researcher, consultant and human rights lawyer, and holds a PhD in law from the London School of Economics, UK. Zusammenfassung This book conducts a gendered critique of the ‘principle of distinction’ in international humanitarian law (IHL), with a focus on recent conflicts in Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Principle of Distinction 3. Women in Conflict in Africa 4. Gender and International Humanitarian Law 5. The Divide Between International and Non-International Armed Conflicts – A Precursory Step to the Application of the Principle of Distinction 6. Applying the Principle of Distinction to Women in African War 7. Does the Principle of Distinction Serve Women in Modern Conflict? 8. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Orly Maya Stern
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138307704
• ISBN: 978-1-138-30770-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Studies in Humanitarian Action; Routledge Studies in Humanitarian Action
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Gender studies, gender groups, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law