Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection

Enforcement is extremely difficult on account of the collapse of system of justice and the rule of law in conflict zones. It is imperative, therefore, that after the conflict, the rule of law should be promptly restored in the process of ‘peace-building,’ and all the perpetrators during the conflic...

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Main Author:	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	HQ1101 Women. Feminism K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-597062017-12-04T07:36:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59706/ Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein HQ1101 Women. Feminism K Law (General) Enforcement is extremely difficult on account of the collapse of system of justice and the rule of law in conflict zones. It is imperative, therefore, that after the conflict, the rule of law should be promptly restored in the process of ‘peace-building,’ and all the perpetrators during the conflict should be held accountable. National courts should be given the first priority for prosecution and ICC should step in only when necessary. The UN Security Council should exercise Chapter VII enforcement powers to address serious and widespread cases of violence against women and children in conflict situations, by deciding that it is a threat to international peace and security. 2017-09-18 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59706/1/Violence%20against%20Women%20and%20Children%20in%20Conflcit%20Zones%2C%20Legal%20Protection%20%28Prof.%20Ghafur%29%201.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59706/3/Conference%20%E2%80%93%201st%20INTERNATIONAL%20ISLAMIC%20INITIATIVES%20ON%20PEACE%20BUILDING%202017.html Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2017) Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection. In: International Conference on Psychological and Legal Protection of Women and Children in Conflict Zones 2017, 18th-21st September 2017, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/iiipeace2017/index.php/conference/
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description	Enforcement is extremely difficult on account of the collapse of system of justice and the rule of law in conflict zones. It is imperative, therefore, that after the conflict, the rule of law should be promptly restored in the process of ‘peace-building,’ and all the perpetrators during the conflict should be held accountable. National courts should be given the first priority for prosecution and ICC should step in only when necessary. The UN Security Council should exercise Chapter VII enforcement powers to address serious and widespread cases of violence against women and children in conflict situations, by deciding that it is a threat to international peace and security.
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author	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title	Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection
title_short	Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection
title_full	Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection
title_fullStr	Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection
title_full_unstemmed	Violence against women and children in conflict zones: legal protection
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