Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Gender, Norms and the Protection of Civilians; 2 Gendered Innocence: The Concept of the "Civilian" in International Society; 3 Implementing the Civilian Immunity Norm: Three "Gender Sub-Norm" Effects; 4 Advocating for Civilians: Gender Discourse in Transnational Human Rights Networks; 5 Protecting Civilians in Conflict Zones: Evacuation Operations in the Former Yugoslavia; 6 "Un-Gendering" Civilian Protection, Engendering Change; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This ground-breaking study examines the influence of gender constructs on the international regime protecting war-affected civilians. R. Charli Carpenter argues that to understand the way in which laws of war are implemented and promoted in international society we must first understand how gender ideas affect and ultimately undermine the principle of civilian immunity
