Numerous examples from dozens of countries, and the United States in particular, illustrate a pluralistic status quo where wealthy and powerful actors disregard rule of law, instead relying on corrupt practices and antiquated rules of force. Idiosyncratic state conduct and uneven compliance with fundamentals of international law support the theme. When women become widows, whether through armed conflict, disasters or natural causes, they risk becoming heads of households without homes, land, livelihoods or social status to support themselves and their families. Central to the systemic breakdown assertion is the interdependency of what may appear as discrete or independent areas of law – private and public, domestic and international, human rights, environmental – and sectors of scalable local, national, regional, and global economies. In areas of armed conflict, women are disproportionately affected by rape as a weapon of war. Women are not only victims and survivors, but also activists, negotiators, peace-builders and human rights defenders. A range of government, private, and academic sources depict a world where corporate power is ascendant, individual human rights are stagnant and under threat by both private and public institutions, and governments are disinterested in transparently and thoroughly performing their treaty obligations. In this report, Amnesty International shows some of the ways in which conflict affects women, and the many different roles which women play in conflict. This article posits the international legal order has fundamentally broken down.
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