Criminalising Peacekeepers

Modernising National Approaches to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-86235-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 291 g

Reihe: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security

Breaks new ground in demanding legal consequences for peacekeepers committing sexual offences

Argues for the ability for states to prevent and punish criminal conduct by their peacekeepers
Draws on aspects of international law (including transitional justice), international relations, criminal law and peace and conflict studies

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Brien, Melanie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Völkermord, Ethnische Säuberung, Kriegsverbrechen
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. UN Peacekeepers, the Military, and Sexual Exploitation.- 1.1 The Military, Peacekeepers and Sex Trade.- 1.2 Violence against Women.- 1.3 Peacekeepers and HIV/AIDS Transmission.- 1.4 Effects on the Mission of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers.- 1.5 Reporting and Scholarship.- 1.6 Criminal Jurisdiction over Peackeepers.- 1.7 Case Studies: Australia and the United States.- 1.8 Military is a ‘Special Community’.- Chapter 2. National Criminal Jurisdiction over Australian and Us Military Personnel.- 2.1 Law Applicable to Australian Defence Force Personnel.- 2.2 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Australian Defence Force Personnel.- 2.3 Law Applicable to the United States Armed Forces.- 2.4 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over the United States Armed Forces.- 2.5 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Civilians Accompanying or Employed by the United States Armed Forces.- Chapter 3. General Criminal Provisions of Us and Australian Military Disciplinary Law.- 3.1 Section 60Australian Defence Force Discipline Act.- 3.2 Articles 133 and 134 of the US Uniform Code of Military Justice.- 3.2.1 Article 133 Conduct Unbecoming.- 3.2.2 Article 134 The General Article.- Chapter 4. Rape.- 4.1 Conduct.- 4.2 Consent.- 4.3 Force and Threats.- Chapter 5. Prostitution-Related Conduct.- 5.1 UCMJ Article 133.- 5.2 UCMJ Article 134.- Chapter 6. Sexual Exploitation.- Chapter 7. Human Trafficking and Sexual Slavery.- Chapter 8. Hiv/Aids-Related Offences.- 8.1 Australia.- 8.2 United States.- Chapter 9. Transnational Regulation of Peacekeeper Sexual Exploitation as Part of a Rights-Based Approach.

Über Autor(innen)

Melanie O'Brien is a Research Fellow in the TC Beirne School of Law and researcher in the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, The University of Queensland, Australia. She has worked for Anti-Slavery Australia and the Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court.