Adopting a feminist perspective, this paper analyses the doctrine of humanitarian intervention and its impact on women in recipient states, particularly with regard
to sexual violence. By analysing the phenomenon of post-conflict trafficking in Kosovo following the NATO intervention, the author presents a challenge to the
‘feminist hawks’ who have called for military intervention in situations of systematic sexual violence. It is the author’s contention that such intervention would be
counterproductive for women’s rights and thus constitute a disproportionate response to sexual violence in terms of the international law governing the use of force.
Country
Kosovo/UNSCR 1244
Region
Eastern Europe
South Eastern Europe
Central Asia
Year
2010
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