The path towards the legal recognition of sexual violence against women in times of war

This article explores the process of construction of an international legal order law that addresses the phenomenon of sexual violence against women in contexts of armed conflict. It will first analyzing the scope of the paradigm shift achieved in the 1990s with the typification and prosecution of s...

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Main Author: Ana Aldave Orzaiz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: University of Valencia 2020-12-01
Series:Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho
Online Access:https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/CEFD/article/view/17505
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spelling doaj-0dc05a0bb37b42be8cab8add2d50b1fc2021-07-02T20:12:12ZspaUniversity of ValenciaCuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho1138-98772020-12-0104312110.7203/CEFD.43.1750513774The path towards the legal recognition of sexual violence against women in times of warAna Aldave Orzaiz0<p>UNIVERSIDAD P&Uacute;BLICA DE NAVARRA</p>This article explores the process of construction of an international legal order law that addresses the phenomenon of sexual violence against women in contexts of armed conflict. It will first analyzing the scope of the paradigm shift achieved in the 1990s with the typification and prosecution of sexual violence against women in armed conflicts in the field of international criminal justice and, ultimately, it will identify possible elements on which International Law should keep making progresses in order to recognize the legal status of women without reproducing the unique image of the woman as a victim.https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/CEFD/article/view/17505
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description This article explores the process of construction of an international legal order law that addresses the phenomenon of sexual violence against women in contexts of armed conflict. It will first analyzing the scope of the paradigm shift achieved in the 1990s with the typification and prosecution of sexual violence against women in armed conflicts in the field of international criminal justice and, ultimately, it will identify possible elements on which International Law should keep making progresses in order to recognize the legal status of women without reproducing the unique image of the woman as a victim.
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