Sexual violence remains a pervasive reality of war. _Redressing Rape
in War_ presents an innovative medico-legal framework for redressing
conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), integrating insights from
transitional justice, restorative justice, and medical scholarship.
Drawing on empirical research across three diverse settings-including
interviews with victims and professionals in transitional justice and
healthcare-this book critically examines the evolution of existing
reparative measures and advances an interdisciplinary approach to
justice and redress.
Through a health-centred perspective, this book explores the forensic,
psychological, physical, and social consequences of CRSV, emphasising
the cascading effects of embodied trauma and its impact on victims'
long-term well-being. Recognising that traditional forms of
reparations struggle to address the breadth of harm inflicted, this
book forwards a vulnerability-based framework that enhances their
effectiveness by acknowledging the relational dimensions of harm, and
the role of informal and self-repair mechanisms. By reimagining
rehabilitation through a medico-legal lens, it demonstrates how
forensic medicine can strengthen accountability, improve reparative
outcomes, and offer tangible paths to recovery centred on quality of
life.
Confronting the structural, cultural, and political conditions that
sustain CRSV, _Redressing Rape in War_ calls for reparations that not
only address individual harm but also catalyse broader social and
institutional transformation to ensure sustainable justice for victims
and survivors of CRSV and beyond.
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A Medico-Legal Approach to Sexual Violence
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198919728
Publisert
2026
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Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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