Women war criminals are far more common than we think. From the
Holocaust to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans to the Rwandan
genocide, women have perpetrated heinous crimes. Few have been
punished. These women go unnoticed because their very existence
challenges our assumptions about war and about women. Biases about
women as peaceful and innocent prevent us from "seeing" women as
war criminals—and prevent postconflict justice systems from
assigning women blame. Women as War Criminals argues that women are
just as capable as men of committing war crimes and crimes against
humanity. In addition to unsettling assumptions about women as
agents of peace and reconciliation, the book highlights the
gendered dynamics of law, and demonstrates that women are adept at
using gender instrumentally to fight for better conditions and
reduced sentences when war ends. The book presents the legal cases
of four women: the President (Biljana Plavšić), the Minister
(Pauline Nyiramasuhuko), the Soldier (Lynndie England), and the
Student (Hoda Muthana). Each woman's complex identity influenced
her treatment by legal systems and her ability to mount a gendered
defense before the court. Justice, as Steflja and Trisko Darden
show, is not blind to gender.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford Briefs
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
First published: |
2020 |
Authors: |
Izabela Steflja
• Jessica Trisko Darden
|
Dimensions: |
204 x 127 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
169 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5036-1343-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5036-1343-7 |
Barcode: |
9781503613430 |
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