Rethinking 'rape as a weapon of war'

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-163

  Buss, Doris E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genocide; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; International law; Rape; Sexual violence; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350033616     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10691-009-9118-5     Document Type: Article

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