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Much has been written about women who have survived wartime sexual violence, but this is the first book to consider how to protect the children born as a result. It presents case-studies integrating what is known about these children's whereabouts, status, and needs in different country contexts, and theoretical essays considering the human security dimensions of this issue for the first time. """"Born of War"""" examines the human rights of children born of wartime rape and sexual exploitation in conflict zones worldwide. Detailing the multiple impacts of armed conflict on these children's survival, protection and membership rights, the case studies suggest that these children constitute a particularly vulnerable category in conflict zones. They often face risks such as discrimination, infanticide, loss of health care, education and other rights granted to the rest of the community's children. The contributors to this collection have the stated goal of using their research to advocate for greater representation of this group in international human rights law where their experiences have so far been ignored. A wide variety of case studies show that every community responds to these children in different ways. The exploration into why this is so reveals much that contemporary humanitarianism will find valuable.

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Born of War is an important and unique book which anyone interested in children's rights should put on their required reading list. This multidisciplinary volume is an invaluable resource for students as well as scholars interested in learning more about the role of gender, ethnicity and gross violations of children's human rights. Carpenter's excellent collected volume... establishes children born of war as the rightful subjects of human rights law and practice...[she] has given us a powerful framework for thinking about and acting in the name of [these] children - one that may well inspire an entirely new field, and do a great deal of good in the process. This book sheds light on a serious human security concern that persists despite the abundance of international legal instruments designed to protect children who by accident of birth happen to be in conflict zones. This excellently edited volume, with its rich case studies and thoughtful recommendations, is a cutting edge work that will attract the interest of academics and policymakers working in the humanitarian field. This edited volume by Charli Carpenter brings outstanding scholarship to a theme and a group of people which have not received sufficient attention in the past - the children born of war. This group of war-victims has not only been kept hidden from their respective communities. They have also been largely invisible to international scholars because they are such a vulnerable group to study. The authors have not only done an outstanding job in bringing an understanding of how urgent the need for more knowledge is; they have also managed to give voice to a group that is seldom heard and deserves our undivided attention.

This edited volume by Charli Carpenter brings outstanding scholarship to a theme and a group of people which have not received sufficient attention in the past - the children born of war. This group of war-victims has not only been kept hidden from their respective communities. They have also been largely invisible to international scholars because they are such a vulnerable group to study. The authors have not only done an outstanding job in bringing an understanding of how urgent the need for more knowledge is; they have also managed to give voice to a group that is seldom heard and deserves our undivided attention.

Carpenter's excellent collected volume... establishes children born of war as the rightful subjects of human rights law and practice...[she] has given us a powerful framework for thinking about and acting in the name of [these] children - one that may well inspire an entirely new field, and do a great deal of good in the process. This book sheds light on a serious human security concern that persists despite the abundance of international legal instruments designed to protect children who by accident of birth happen to be in conflict zones. This excellently edited volume, with its rich case studies and thoughtful recommendations, is a cutting edge work that will attract the interest of academics and policymakers working in the humanitarian field. Born of War is an important and unique book which anyone interested in children's rights should put on their required reading list. This multidisciplinary volume is an invaluable resource for students as well as scholars interested in learning more about the role of gender, ethnicity and gross violations of children's human rights. This edited volume by Charli Carpenter brings outstanding scholarship to a theme and a group of people which have not received sufficient attention in the past - the children born of war. This group of war-victims has not only been kept hidden from their respective communities. They have also been largely invisible to international scholars because they are such a vulnerable group to study. The authors have not only done an outstanding job in bringing an understanding of how urgent the need for more knowledge is; they have also managed to give voice to a group that is seldom heard and deserves our undivided attention.

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