HOFSTRA LAW & POLICY SYMPOSIUM

Humanitarian Law and Gender Violence: An End to Centuries of Neglect?

The author of this article argues that the application of international humanitarian law to address accusations of rape and other acts of violence against women remains somewhat shaky and subject to backsliding. Part I outlines the historical context of rape in war. Part II shows how gender violence has gradually been recharacterized under national and international law in recent years. Part III discusses the legal structure of humanitarian law.