Responsibility of Armed Groups for Sexual Violence Against Women During Internal Armed Conflicts: The Case of Iraq

Women have suffered in Iraq under totalitarian regimes, foreign occupation and now armed insurgency. The focus of this paper is to determine if International Law is adequate enough to protect the women during internal conflicts. Also to identify any legal mechanisms to protect women from sexual viol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zainab Waheed Dahham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2016-01-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-the-social-sciences/volume-2-issue-1/article-2/