Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Categories: Human Rights
Sub-Categories: International Law, Mass Atrocities, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Former Yugoslavia
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Year: 1995
Citation: Niarchos, Catherine N. "Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia." Human Rights Quarterly 17, no. 4 (1995): 649-690.
Sub-Categories: International Law, Mass Atrocities, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Former Yugoslavia
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Year: 1995
Citation: Niarchos, Catherine N. "Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia." Human Rights Quarterly 17, no. 4 (1995): 649-690.
Executive Summary
This article looks at the rape of civilian women as a military strategy used in former Yugoslavia. It examines the status of rape under international humanitarian law and the challenges the Tribunal faces to prosecute perpetrators.