Citation

Akesson B, Basso AR, Denov M. Child. Soc. 2016; 30(5): 369-383.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, National Children's Bureau of the United Kingdom, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/chso.12174

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

There is limited international recognition that domicide--or intentional destruction of home--is a violation of children's rights. While human rights documents allude to the crime of domicide, it is, however, never explicitly referred to as a human rights violation. Through an analysis of human rights documents and with a focus on the experiences of children, families and communities, we argue that domicide should be explicitly acknowledged as a violation of human rights so that it can effectively be prosecuted as a war crime in contexts of political violence.

Language: en