Embodiment, Authority and the International Criminalization of Sexual Violence against Women

Authors

Carol Harrington, Victoria University, New ZealandFollow

Abstract

This article analyzes interviews with African American women about their work prosecuting sexual and gender based violence at international tribunals. The analysis distinguishes abolitionist and early feminist themes from psychologized human rights discourse on trauma. Thus, these feminists avoid pathologizing victims, unlike much policy discourse on trauma and crisis intervention.

Recommended Citation

Harrington, Carol (2012) "Embodiment, Authority and the International Criminalization of Sexual Violence against Women," Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol10/iss1/2