Rape as a Weapon of War: Women’s Human Rights During the Dissolution of Yugoslavia
Author(s)
Kohn, Elizabeth
Abstract
The rape and forcible impregnation of women, and the failure of the international community to halt it, have illuminated fundamental flaws in current international law and how it affects the human rights of women. First, breaches of international law are not pursued in a uniform manner, and no formal and enforceable remedies exist for breaches of international law. Although the United Nations Charter appears to emphasize a gender neutral approach to equality, subsequent U.N. documents such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women have recognized the need to implement affirmative action for women on at least a temporary basis
