Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Sexual violence crimes in conflict in eastern DRC -- Gendered experiences in conflict -- Understanding gender -- International approaches to sexual violence crimes -- Collecting data on sexual violence crimes -- Organization of the book -- References -- Chapter 2 The entangled lives of sexual violence -- Violence and gendered power relations -- True man, good wife: gendered power relations in eastern DRC
Tracing the continuum: the motives behind sexual violence crimes in conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 The international politics of sexual violence crimes in conflict -- Creation of the knowledge of sexual violence crimes in conflict -- The rule of law as a remedy for sexual violence crimes in conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Reforming the legal framework on sexual violence crimes -- The international legal framework -- The legal framework in the DRC -- Customary dispute resolution -- Conclusion -- References
Chapter 5 Bringing justice to survivors of sexual violence crimes -- Congolese women's reasons to access justice -- Obstacles to access to justice -- Technical legal assistance to promote access to justice -- Non-technical international assistance and its legalistic objectives -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 6 Bringing perpetrators of sexual violence crimes to justice -- Mobile hearings in the organization of legal institutions -- The objectives of mobile hearings -- The operation of mobile hearings -- Legal cases of sexual violence crimes -- Conclusion -- References
Chapter 7 Transformation of gendered power relations -- The impact of formal law on gender -- Breaking the silence and stigmatization -- Women as decision-makers -- Reasserting the value of femininity -- Changing masculinities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Conclusion -- Transforming the law in the DRC -- Transforming gender in eastern DRC -- References -- Appendix A: List of interviews with experts -- Appendix B: List of interviews with women survivors -- Appendix C: List of focus groups -- Index
