Maria Eriksson has, after finishing a degree in law at Uppsala University, researched and taught mainly international human rights law and international criminal law at Örebro University as well as worked as a clerk at the International Criminal Court, The Hague.

• Excerpt of table of contents:Part I: Introduction 1 The Definition of Rape in an International Perspective; Part II: Elements of the Crime of Rape: A Contextual Approach2 The Prohibition of Rape in Domestic Criminal Law: An Historical Overview; 3 The Harm of Sexual Violence; 4 Elements of the Crime of Rape; 5 Sexual Violence in Context; Part III: An International Human Rights Law Perspective 6 State Obligations to Prevent and Punish Rape; 7 The Recognition of Rape as a Violation of International Human Rights Law; Part IV: An International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law Perspective 8 International Humanitarian Law; 9 International Criminal Law; Part V: The Prohibition of Rape – Closing the Gap between International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law? 10 The Interplay between International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law; Part VI: A Cultural Perspective 11 Cultural Relativism and Obstacles to a Uniform International Definition of Rape; Part VII: Conclusions – Emerging Obligations in Defining the Crime of Rape?12 Concluding Summary and Remarks; References; Bibliography; Index.