Melanie O'Brien
Criminalising Peacekeepers
- Springer International Publishing
- 2017
- Gebunden
- 220 Seiten
- ISBN 9783319577289
This book examines Australiäs and the United States¿ ability to prosecute their peacekeepers for sexual exploitation and abuse. The United Nations has too long been plagued by sexual exploitation and abuse in some of the world¿s most vulnerable communities. Discussion within United Nations¿ reporting and academic scholarship focuses on policy; however, a significant concern outlined here is that peacekeepers are committing sexual offences with impunity, despite exclusive criminal jurisdiction over peacekeepers being granted to their sending states. In this original study O¿Brien provides an in-depth, feminist analysis of US and Australian sexual offending law and jurisdiction over their military and military-civilian peacekeepers. Based on timely critical
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