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| − | The [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) disregards a woman's consent when she has sex with a male soldier during war time. This leads virtually all sex between men and women in a war zone to be classified as sexual assault and a war crime.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/world/allied-soldiers-including-canadians-raped-thousands-of-german-women-after-second-world-war-research</ref> |
+ | The [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) disregards a woman's consent when she has sex with a male soldier during war time. This leads to virtually all sex between men and women in a war zone to be classified as sexual assault and a war crime.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/world/allied-soldiers-including-canadians-raped-thousands-of-german-women-after-second-world-war-research</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:32, 23 June 2019
War crimes, including sexual violence are perpetrated against both men and women but international attention is largely focussed on crimes against women. This is a form of gynocentrism.
Rape
The International Criminal Court (ICC) disregards a woman's consent when she has sex with a male soldier during war time. This leads to virtually all sex between men and women in a war zone to be classified as sexual assault and a war crime.[1]