Seneviratne, Wasantha

Wasantha Seneviratne outlines how sexual violence against women during and after periods of internal and international conflict has been classified and addressed in international humanitarian law. The author argues that, as women are displaced by armed conflict, there is a heightened danger to them of sexual violence during and after that conflict. Seneviratne looks at court decisions from the ICTR and ICTY and the progressive approach these courts have taken to prosecute crimes of sexual violence occurring in internal armed conflicts; particularly, how sexual violence was

While displacement causes a plethora of problems for men and women, displaced women face additional, gender-specific problems. This article discusses the international legal standards that protect women in conflict-related displacement. The author examines the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the London Declaration of International Law Principles on IDPs, CEDAWs Optional Protocol, international humanitarian law, and international refugee law. The author shows how displaced women can make use of these legal instruments to obtain