Book contents
- Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
- Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tables
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases and Communications
- Abbreviations
- Part I Legal and Conceptual Framework
- Part II Case Studies
- 5 Women’s Rights and International Law in a Fragile State
- 6 Women’s Rights and International Law in Ending Conflict
- 7 Women’s Rights and International Law in Building Peace
- Part III Looking Forward
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Women’s Rights and International Law in a Fragile State
The Democratic Republic of Congo
from Part II - Case Studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 October 2020
- Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
- Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tables
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases and Communications
- Abbreviations
- Part I Legal and Conceptual Framework
- Part II Case Studies
- 5 Women’s Rights and International Law in a Fragile State
- 6 Women’s Rights and International Law in Ending Conflict
- 7 Women’s Rights and International Law in Building Peace
- Part III Looking Forward
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Civil war persisted in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the early 1990s, resulting in high levels of inter alia civilian casualties, sexual violence, recruitment and use of child soldiers, as well as immense hunger and disease. The state is defined by fragility, fragmented armed groups and ongoing international involvement, in particular in the east of the country.
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- Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law , pp. 173 - 216Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020