War and Rape: Law, Memory and Justice Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

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Wartime rape has been virulent in wars of sovereignty, territory, conquest, religion, ideology and liberation, yet attention to this crime has been sporadic throughout history. Rape remains 'unspeakable', particularly within law. Moreover, rape has not featured prominently in post-conflict collective memory. And even when rape is 'remembered', it is often the subject of political controversy and heated debate.

In this book, Henry asks some critical questions about the relationship between mass rape, politics and law. In what ways does law contribute to the collective memory of wartime rape? How do 'counter-memories' of victims compete with the denialism of wartime rape? The text specifically analyses the historical silencing of rape throughout international legal history and the potential of law to restore these silenced histories, it also examines the violence of law and the obstacles to individual and collective redemption. Tracing the prosecution of rape crimes within contemporary courts, Henry seeks to argue that politics underscores the way rape is dealt with by the international community in the aftermath of armed conflict.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the politics of wartime rape and the politics of prosecuting such crimes within international humanitarian law, this text will be of great interest to scholars of gender and security, war crimes and law and society.

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Title War and Rape: Law, Memory and Justice
Author Nicola Henry
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 184
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Date 2010-11-26
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9780415564731 / 0415564735
Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.39 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 0.99 cm)
Themes
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Law Studies
Library of Congress subjects Rape as a weapon of war
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010022753
Dewey Decimal Code 345.025

About the author

Nicola Henry is a lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Her central research interest is the relationship between politics and law and how this can be understood in relation to violence against women, trauma, collective memory and human rights.

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Paperback / softback. New. Wartime rape has been virulent in wars of sovereignty, territory, conquest, religion, ideology and liberation, yet attention to this crime has been sporadic throughout history. This book asks some critical questions about the relationship between mass rape, politics and law.