Author: Isabel Canfield, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond - Personal Website

Abstract: »To conceptualize how sexualized violence can be genocidal, I first explore how some sexualized violence creates a genocidal effect. I argue for an approach that allows us to consider rape as genocidal when it targets a member or members of an ethnic or religious group and causes harm that destroys or displaces that group. In the next part of the paper, I consider how an actor or actors can have genocidal intent that they carry out through acts of sexualized violence. I conclude that, even in some supposed problem cases, wherein an agent acts without specific individual intent, genocidal intent can be present in his act of rape when he acts as part of a group. Finally, I consider challenges to my account. I ultimately argue that a rape is an act of genocide if and only if both the effect and the intent of the rape are genocidal.« (Source: Paper)

Contents:

	Abstract (p. 1)
	Introduction (p. 2)
	Part One: A Brief History of Genocidal Rape in International Law (p. 3)
	Part Two: The Genocidal Effects of Rape (p. 8)
		1) Psychological Harm (p. 10)
		2) Physical Harm (p. 11)
		3) Reproductive Harm (p. 12)
		4) Other Concerns (p. 13)
	Part Two: The Genocidal Intent of Rape (p. 15)
	Part Four: Classifying Nearby Cases (P. 22)
	Conclusion (p. 26)
	Bibliography (p. 27)

Wikipedia: Sex and the law: Sexual violence / Genocidal rape