Laws and norms that focus on women's lives in conflict have proliferated across the regimes of international humanitarian law, international criminal law, inter

The role that gender plays in determining the experience of those caught up in armed conflict has long been overlooked. Moreover, the extent to which gender inf

Fragmented Protection of Women's Rights in Conflict: an Introduction The regulation of women's rights in conflict has travelled a great distance since initial f

The gender-differentiated and more severe impacts of armed conflict upon women and girls are well recognised by the international community, as demonstrated by

Sexual violence is a particular brand of evil that women have endured—more than men—during armed conflicts, through the ages. It is a menace that has contin