Description
Book SynopsisShowing why Afghan activists often chose to use the leverage of Western powers instead of entering into either protracted negotiations with powerful national actors or broad political mobilization, this book examines both the achievements and the limits of this strategy.
Table of ContentsAbbreviations
Note on Language
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Politics of Violence against Women
Part I. Legal Regimes
1. Intrusions, Invasions, and Interventions: Histories of Gender, Justice, and Governance in Afghanistan
2. “Good Women Have No Need for This Law”: The Battles over the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women
Part II. New Protection Mechanisms
3. Brokers of Justice: The Special Prosecution Unit for Crimes of Violence against Women in Kabul
4. With a Little Help from the War on Terror: The Women’s Shelters
Part III. Individual Cases
5. Runaway Women
6. Upholding Citizen Honor? Rape in the Courts and Beyond
Conclusions: Protection at a Price?
Notes
References
Index
