Lola's War

This longitudinal study is based on the story of Lola, who was gang raped during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. At the time, she was in a detention camp with her young children. Only one of Lola's several perpetrators was convicted but his sentence of six years of imprisonment has never been actioned by the Bosnian judiciary. Lola's rapist is still free and she lives in continual fear that he will retaliate against her and her children for her role in his trial.

This book has been shortlisted for the Australian Legal Research Awards 2024.

Offers original and innovative research in women's lives in post-genocide and post-war Bosnia Presents critical analysis of wartime rape criminal trials and their impact on lives of affected victims and families Argues while Bosnia has implemented transitional justice mechanisms, women victims of rape face state-made obstacles

Autorentext

Olivera Simi is Associate Professor with the Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: War and Rape.- Chapter 3: Lola's War.- Chapter 4: Becoming a Victim in the Eyes of the Law.- Chapter 5: Crime with No Punishment.- Chapter 6: Women Living in 'Not-War Not-Peace' Time.