Rape, Sexual Violence and Transitional Justice Challenges - Lessons From Bosnia Herzegovina

Based on extensive interviews with male and female survivors in Bosnia and Herzogovina, this book addresses a gap in the current literature on rape and sexual violence in conflict situations. It demonstrates that rape and sexual violence give rise to long-term needs that, within the context of transitional justice processes, are often overlooked.

List of contents

List of figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Setting the Foundations 1. Rape and Sexual Violence in Conflict: A Historical Overview 2. The Long-Term Effects of Rape and Sexual Violence: A Legacy Gap 3. Survivors of War Rape and Sexual Violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Long-Term Psychological Effects and Contributory Contextual Stressors 4. The Wider Impact of War Rape and Sexual Violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Survivors and their Families 5. Prosecuting Crimes of Rape and Sexual Violence: Macro Developments, Micro Realities 6. Reparations, Rape and Sexual Violence: Developments and Setbacks in Bosnia- Herzegovina 7. Transitional Justice and Survivors’ Long-Term Needs: Mapping and Operationalizing a New Holistic Approach Conclusion: Final Reflections Index

About the author

Janine Natalya Clark is a Reader in Gender, International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Summary

Based on extensive interviews with male and female survivors in Bosnia and Herzogovina, this book addresses a gap in the current literature on rape and sexual violence in conflict situations. It demonstrates that rape and sexual violence give rise to long-term needs that, within the context of transitional justice processes, are often overlooked.

Product details

• Authors: Janine Clark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138748989
• ISBN: 978-1-138-74898-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Transitional Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, LAW / International, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Bosnia-Herzegovina, International Criminal Law, Gender studies, gender groups, Public international law: criminal law