About the project
This thesis takes a socio-legal approach to the recognition for children born of war (CBOW), defined as children conceived in the context of an armed conflict with their parentage divided across conflict lines. While CBOW are still a relatively understudied group of war-affected persons particularly in the fields of law and sociology of law and have been largely absent from the agendas of international policy makers and courts, legal approaches to this group have increasingly been taking shape in recent years. In response to the emerging and still evolving legal narrative on CBOW, this thesis aims to contribute to theoretical and empirical knowledge on CBOW by theorising narratives of (non-)recognition, both by international institutions and by CBOW themselves.
The project is part of the EuroWARCHILD project which aims to explore the experiences and needs of three generations of CBOW in Europe.
Objectives
This PhD project conducts an intergenerational and cross-contextual study on the conceptualisation of recognition for CBOW in international criminal law and how personal narratives by this group can inform the unfolding normative developments towards their (legal) recognition.
