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The Making of the Concept of ‘Gender-based Violence’ in the International Human Rights Regime

  • 아시아여성연구
  • 2024, 63(2), pp.39-72
  • DOI : 10.14431/jaw.2024.8.63.2.39
  • Publisher : Research Institute of Asian Women
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Gender Studies
  • Received : June 2, 2024
  • Accepted : August 12, 2024
  • Published : August 30, 2024

Kim, Hyun-Gyung 1

1서울여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examines the process through which gender-based violence was formed as a concept and norm in the international human rights regime. This exploration aims to discuss violence against women in Korea by providing a more comprehensive and inclusive perspective on all forms of gender-based violence, beyond the individual types of violence previously addressed. The research, which involved analyzing primary and secondary literature on the international human rights regime centered on the UN through textual analysis reveals the following findings: Initially, during the postcolonial and Cold War periods, violence against women was viewed as an issue affecting vulnerable groups and a subset of broader discrimination against women. In the late 1980s, discussions evolved to recognize violence against women and gender-based violence as universal human rights violations. Since the 2000s, the scope of gender-based violence has expanded to include those who deviate from the gender binary, reflecting an intersectional approach to gender issues. This study proposes that the debate surrounding gender-based violence in the international human rights regime should be a reference to deepen the comprehensive discussion on genderbased violence in Korea.

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