Mujer débil, pasiva y sumisa: la persona civil y los legados esencialistas en la Corte Penal Internacional.

Sanchez Mera, Silvina

Abstract

For international criminal law, the status of the civilian is of utmost importance. Civilians encompass most of the protected groups against which war crimes and crimes against humanity are committed. Yet, the notion of the civilian belongs to the laws of war. It was in this realm where the idea of the civilian was constructed around certain characteristics, essentialising it. The concept of the civilian and its essentialisms has been transplanted to international criminal law. Using feminist methodologies, this essay seeks to show the construction of the civilian as weak, passive, submissive, and feminine; and how these characteristics are present and naturalised in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) practice. I argue that these essentialisms not only prevent gender justice but also pave the way to impunity, as they misrepresent victims’ experiences and silence crimes.
The output is in Spanish, with abstracts in English and Portuges.

Citation

SÁNCHEZ MERA, S. 2021. Mujer débil, pasiva y sumisa: la persona civil y los legados esencialistas en la Corte Penal Internacional. Anuario iberoamericano derecho internacional penal [online], 9, pages 1-26. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/anidip/a.11297

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 27, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Dec 17, 2021
• Publication Date: Dec 17, 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 4, 2024
• Journal: Anuario iberoamericano derecho internacional penal
• Print ISSN: 2346-3120
• Electronic ISSN: 2346-3120
• Publisher: Universidad del Rosario
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/anidip/a.11297
• Keywords: Civilian personnel; International criminal court; Feminism; Ideal victim; International crimes
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2243008