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8 - At Odds?

Human Rights and Humanitarian Approaches to Violence Against Women During Conflict

from Part II - Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2020

Michael N. Barnett
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington DC
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This chapter considers whether human rights and humanitarianism have different ways of intervening in violence against women during war. One possibility is that these differences are explained by references to their expertise and professional training and goals. Humanitarians tend to come from public health and want to heal physical and open wounds. Human rights actors want to bring justice, which means punishing perpetrators. But to do so requires that the victims tell their stories, which risks reopening their trauma.

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Humanitarianism and Human Rights
A World of Differences?
, pp. 160 - 184
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • At Odds?
  • Edited by Michael N. Barnett, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: Humanitarianism and Human Rights
  • Online publication: 19 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108872485.009
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  • At Odds?
  • Edited by Michael N. Barnett, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: Humanitarianism and Human Rights
  • Online publication: 19 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108872485.009
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  • At Odds?
  • Edited by Michael N. Barnett, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: Humanitarianism and Human Rights
  • Online publication: 19 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108872485.009
Available formats
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