Femicide in War and Peace

This book discusses the phenomenon of femicide-the killing of women globally because of their gender - in peacetime and in war. This volume draws upon cases from both Global North and Global South to give a detailed view of crimes against women and how femicide is perceived in different countries.

Autorentext

Shalva Weil is a Senior Researcher at the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Research Fellow in the Department of Biblical and Ancient Stuides, UNISA (University of South Africa).

Zusammenfassung
This book discusses the phenomenon of femicidethe killing of women globally because of their gender - in peacetime and in war. This volume draws upon cases from both Global North and Global South to give a detailed view of crimes against women and how femicide is perceived in different countries.

Inhalt

Introduction: Targeting Femicide in War and Peace 1. Socio-Legal Aspects of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors' Victimization in Kosovo 2. The Continuum of Human Insecurity for Women: Femicide in War and Peace 3. Statistical Biases, Measurement Challenges, and Recommendations for Studying Patterns of Femicide in Conflict 4. Invisible Police Lethal Violence Against Black Women in the United States: An Intersectional Approach 5. Understanding and Addressing Femicide in Peacetime Zimbabwe 6. Femicide, Harmful Practices, Religious Organizations and the Law in the North Caucasus 7. Africa's Code of Honour and the Protection of Women 8. Femicide Prevention Strategy Development Process: The South African Experience 9. Transitional Justice Interview and Reflections: Perspectives of Women Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi on Reparation and Repair 10. Suicide, Femicide, and COVID-19