Gendering the Law of Occupation: The Case of Cyprus
Year: 2017

The long-term occupation of Northern Cyprus provides some valuable insights into the gendered dimensions of the law of occupation.Specifically, close analysis of conflict-related patterns of sexual violence, the regulation of family relationships, and the challenge of sexual trafficking allows for a broader reassessment of the extent to which occupation law is 'fit for purpose' specifically as it regulates long-term transformative occupations.The law of occupation, in its original conceptualizat