The prosecutors /

Rape and pillage are concepts as old as war itself. But do we have to just tolerate sexual violence as a by-product of war? The legal framework for prosecution is changing. Globally, lawyers, governments, and civil society members are developing the important historical precedence for this effort. T...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Thomas, Leslie (Film director) (Director, Producer), Jacob, J. Matthew (Producer), Rolle, Khadijah (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; with some dialogue in Spanish, Bosnian, or French with sub-titles in English.
Published:	Vienna, Austria : Autlook Filmsales, 2018.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Sex crimes (International law) Rape as a weapon of war. Special prosecutors > Colombia. Special prosecutors > Bosnia and Herzegovina. Special prosecutors > Congo (Democratic Republic) War crime trials > Colombia. War crime trials > Bosnia and Herzegovina. War crime trials > Congo (Democratic Republic) Violence sexuelle (Droit international) Viol comme arme de guerre. Procès (Crimes de guerre) > Colombie. Procès (Crimes de guerre) > Bosnie-Herzégovine. Procès (Crimes de guerre) > Congo (République démocratique) Rape as a weapon of war Special prosecutors War crime trials Bosnia and Herzegovina Colombia Congo (Democratic Republic) documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Description
Summary:	Rape and pillage are concepts as old as war itself. But do we have to just tolerate sexual violence as a by-product of war? The legal framework for prosecution is changing. Globally, lawyers, governments, and civil society members are developing the important historical precedence for this effort. The film focuses on three prosecutors in Colombia, Bosnia and Congo fighting for the justice in the names of their clients.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed June 18, 2020).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (88 minutes)
Playing Time:	01:27:44
Production Credits:	Director, Leslie Thomas ; producer, J. Matthew Jacob ; cinematographers, Caroline Lacey, Ron Haviv, Juan Arredondo, Jared Moossy.