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Ukrainian Women are Raped, Men are Killed: The Russian Federation Violates International Law

International and Comparative Law Review
Volume 23 (2023): Issue 1 (August 2023)
By: Inna Zavorotko  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2023-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2464-6601 | Journal ISSN: 12138770
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Language: English
Page range: 229 - 255
Published on: Oct 13, 2023
Published by: Palacký University Olomouc
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
sexual and gender-based violence,
Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict,
war crimes
Related subjects:
Law,
International law, foreign law, comparative law,
International law, foreign law, comparative law, other,
European law,
European law, other,
Public law,
Constitutional jurisdiction, administrative procedural law

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