Citation

Romaniuk SN. Am. J. Sci. Res. 2010; (9): 23-29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, EuroJournals Publishing)

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Abstract

Throughout the course of history, wars have taken myriad forms and have had varied effects on participants and non-participants alike. However, within the sweeping range of literature on war, wartime sexual violence directed against both soldier and civilian is a pervading theme. In her article for the Review of International Studies, Miranda Alison examines the gendered nature of wartime sexual violence while weaving the concept of ethnicity into her analysis. Noting that wartime sexual violence principally affects women, Alison argues that this form of violence is directed towards a specific target-group of the female gender, particularly those belonging to an adversary’s ethno-national faction. This article explores rape and sexual violence as crimes of war. It draws upon the work of Miranda Alison entitled Wartime Sexual Violence, and demonstrates that while Alison illustrates the intersection of gender and ethnicity in wartime sexual violence, she fails to provide ample evidence to confirm her claim to the existence of female agents of sexual violence.