Sexual violence against women in armed conflicts: standard responses and new ideas

Zinsstag, Estelle

Abstract

This article aims to assess ways in which different justice schemes may operate together for an improved legal and political response to victims of sexual crimes in the aftermath of armed conflicts. The article will briefly present the problem of sexual violence against women in armed conflict. It will then consider the evolution of criminal justice in regard to this crime, the results of recent attempts to implement truth and reconciliation processes, as well as briefly assess reparation schemes. Finally it will suggest a series of measures for coordinating the various schemes of justice in a way that guarantees women's rights in the aftermath of a conflict.

Citation

Zinsstag, E. (2006). Sexual violence against women in armed conflicts: standard responses and new ideas. Social Policy and Society, 5(1), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746405002812

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jan 23, 2006
• Publication Date: 2006-01
• Deposit Date: Jul 11, 2022
• Journal: Social Policy and Society
• Print ISSN: 1474-7464
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 137-148
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746405002812
• Keywords: sexual violence; armed conflicts; criminal justice; restorative justice
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2885536