Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence

This book explores the silence surrounding women's experiences of wartime sexual violence within academic, legal and public discourses.

List of contents

Introduction: Disrupting the Legacy of Mass Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter 1: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and its ‘Silences’
Chapter 2: Revisiting Mass Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter 3: Ethnic Politicisation of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Chapter 4: Becoming a Victim in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter 5: The Women’s Court in Sarajevo: Challenges and Reflections
Chapter 6: The Role of Civil Society in Assisting Women Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Chapter 7: The Politics of Writing/Researching the ‘Silenced’ Women

About the author

Olivera Simić is a Senior Lecturer at the Griffith University Law School, Brisbane, Australia.

Summary

This book explores the silence surrounding women’s experiences of wartime sexual violence within academic, legal and public discourses.

Product details

• Authors: Olivera Simic, Simic Olivera
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2019
• EAN: 9780367893675
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89367-5
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Post-Conflict Law and Justice
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Law; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, LAW / Military, LAW / Gender & the Law, Sexual abuse & harassment, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Warfare and defence, Crime and criminology, Public international law: criminal law, Violence and abuse in society, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Armed Conflict, Law & society, Jurisprudence and general issues, Criminal law: procedure and offences