Introduction -- The Entangled Lives of Sexual Violence -- The International Politics of Sexual Violence Crimes in Conflict -- Reforming the Legal Framework on Sexual Violence Crimes -- Bringing Justice to Survivors of Sexual Violence Crimes -- Bringing Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Crimes to Justice -- Transformation of Gendered Power Relations -- Conclusion
Summary:
"This book provides a robust gendered analysis and establishes a feminist approach to international actors' responses to sexual violence crimes in conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of these global political practices on local gendered power relations. Sexual violence crimes in the eastern DRC have received significant global attention and triggered calls by the international community to end this violence. This book critically assesses international assistance to the Congolese legal system to challenge sexual violence crimes, to determine to what extent it engages with the continuum of gendered violence from peacetime to conflict. It also examines whether international assistance has produced any transformations in gendered power relations in the eastern DRC. The author investigates how challenging sexual violence crimes in conflict necessitates broader female empowerment and engagement with gendered power relations. This book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students in gender studies, development studies, and international relations. It will also provide significant guidance for professionals working for development agencies and INGOs focusing on the eastern DRC"-- Provided by publisher.
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