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Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Arab Region

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Authors:
  1. Bernard Gerbaka

    1. Chair of Pediatric Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

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  2. Sami Richa

    1. Chair of Department of Psychiatry, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

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  3. Roland Tomb

    1. Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

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  • Brings togethers research on Child Sexual Abuse from various countries and cultures in the Arab Region
  • Provides a road map on an Arab vision of the future steps of children protection from Child Sexual Abuse Exploitation and Trafficking
  • Presents a background for the situation of Rights of the Child in the Arab region, in terms of child protection from Child Sexual Abuse Exploitation and Trafficking

Part of the book series: Child Maltreatment (MALT, volume 13)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Perspectives and Purpose

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Objectives of the Present Book

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 3-3

    3. Introduction

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 5-7

    4. The Rationale

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 9-16

    5. Background of the Book

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 17-20

  3. SWOT Analysis of CSA in an Arab Country: LEBANON

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. The Settings Within Lebanon

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 23-31

    3. Services to Children and Families in Lebanon

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 33-39

  4. SWOT of CSA in the Arab Region

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. The Value of Research

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 43-61

    3. The Prohibition of Violence in the Laws of Arab Countries

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 63-78

  5. Definitions, Types and Impacts of Sexual Abuse

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. The Definitions and Their Consequences

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 81-86

    3. The Impacts and Consequences of CSA

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 87-99

    4. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Trafficking

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 101-154

    5. Female Genital Mutilation/Female Cutting/Female Circumcision

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 155-182

    6. Honor Killings and Crimes; Familial and Tribal Homicide

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 183-228

    7. Early and Forced Marriage

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 229-271

    8. Sexual Violence

      • Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb
      Pages 273-284
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About this book

This book presents and brings together research on child sexual abuse from various countries and cultures in the Arab Region. It addresses the multiple types of Child Sexual Abuse Exploitation and Trafficking (CSAET) and responds to the expanding burden of its diverse presentations. The book identifies appropriate structures for efficient programs that are to be accepted and developed by diverse cultures in the region, in order to develop an action plan to combat sexual violence against children. It studies the gathered to date child sexual abuse protection systems in the Arab region, covering issues such as children’s rights, challenges of protection and advocates for peaceful, safe, healthy and happy environments for children and their families. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chair of Pediatric Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Bernard Gerbaka

  • Chair of Department of Psychiatry, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Sami Richa

  • Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Roland Tomb

About the authors

Bernard Gerbaka is the president of the Lebanese Institute for Child Rights and former president of the Lebanese Union for Child Protection and Vice-President of the University Child and Youth Observatory in Lebanon. He published on child health, child injuries, child safety, child abuse, violence against children and child protection. Within the child protection network in the Arab region, Bernard GERBAKA founded, with colleagues form the Arab region, the Arab professional network for the prevention of CAN (2004), the Arab professional society for the prevention of violence against children (2012) and was elected within the board of the International society for the prevention of CAN (2008-2014 and 2014-2020) where he chaired the TCER (Training, consultation and external relations, and was elected President of ISPCAN for the period 2016-2018, www.ISPCAN.org. Bernard GERBAKA also worked in the data collection working group (WGDCCM, ISPCAN) and the RAP committee of Childhelpline international. 

Sami Richa is Assosiate professor in the department of psychiatry at Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.  His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals. 

Roland Tomb is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Saint Joseph University in Beirut. Professor of medicine, and practitioner at the Hôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital, he is the author of several hundred medical publications.  He is also Head of the Department of Dermatology and STI  at both Saint Joseph University and Hotel-Dieu Hospital. Roland Tomb holds  the Chair of Bioethics and he is vice-president of the International Bioethics Committee at UNESCO in Paris. He pursued studies in theology, ancient Semitic languages and holds a PhD in philosophy and ethics.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Arab Region

  • Authors: Bernard Gerbaka, Sami Richa, Roland Tomb

  • Series Title: Child Maltreatment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66507-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66506-7Published: 02 June 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66509-8Published: 03 June 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66507-4Published: 01 June 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2211-9701

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 432

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Child Well-being, Maternal and Child Health, Sexual Offending

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