The Rapes Committed against the Yazidi Women
A Genocide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5858059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paula Castellano San José (Universidad Pontificia Comillas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 50-71 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comillas Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2386-5776 • E-ISSN: 2386-5776 |
| Publisher | Universidad Pontificia Comillas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14422/cir.i18.y2020.003 |
| OpenAlex | W3043683939 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Rape has been used as a tool of war throughout the history of mankind. With the establishment of the International Criminal Court, rape was included in the Rome Statute, being internationally recognized as a war crime, a crime against humanity and a means to commit genocide. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, in its war to establish the caliphate, has carried out a campaign of sexual violence against women of religious minorities such as the Yazidi. This article examines the evolution of the definition of rape in International Criminal Law and applies the current definition to the crimes committed by ISIS against the Yazidi. The study assesses the elements of the actus reus of genocide and considers that the actions carried out by the Islamic State towards the Yazidi could qualify as a genocide by means of rape
Caliphate · Commit · Crimes against humanity · Criminology · Genocide · International law · Islam · Political science · Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court · Sexual violence · Sociology · Statute · War crime · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · International Law and Human Rights · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |