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...
Main Author: | Zainab Waheed Dahham |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2016-01-01
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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/ |
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