Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

Showing 1 to 10 of 35 results.
  • Literature

    Ward, Jeanne and Marsh, Mendy - Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in War...

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda
    Keywords
    Rape Torture Armed Conflict Media

    Reference link
    http://www.operationspaix.net/DATA/DOCUMENT/1045~v~Sexual_Violence_Against_Women_and_Girls_in_War_and_Its_Aftermath___Realities_Responses_and_Required_Resources.pdf
    Full reference
    Ward, Jeanne and Mendy Marsh, Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in War and its Aftermath: Realities, Responses and Required Resources, Briefing Paper, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 2006.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Ward, Jeanne and Marsh, Mendy

  • Literature

    UNICEF - The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response

    Year
    2005
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions
    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire
    Keywords
    Armed Conflict Sexual Violence against Girls

    Reference link
    http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Impact_final.pdf
    Full reference
    UNICEF, The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response, UNICEF, 2005.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Távara, Gabriela et al. - Standing in Between: The Healing Praxis of Mayan Women Intermediaries in Post-Genocide Guatemala

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Guatemala
    Keywords
    Armed Conflict Intermediaries Maya Transitional Justice

    Reference link
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02703149.2017.1323477
    Full reference
    Gabriela Távara, Brinton M. Lykes and Alison Crosby, “Standing in Between: The Healing Praxis of Mayan Women Intermediaries in Post-Genocide Guatemala”, in Women and Therapy, 2018, vol. 41, nos. 1-2, pp. 30-51.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Women and the Armed Conflict, Sexual Violence Data Collection

  • Literature

    TRIAL International - Rape Myths in Wartime Sexual Violence Trial

    Year
    2017
    Issues
    Victims of Sexual Violence Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Sentencing and Reparations
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Traumatization Stigmatization Access to Justice Armed Conflict Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180112-TRIAL-Rape-Myths-ENG-WEB.pdf
    Full reference
    Kyle Delbyck, Rape Myths in Wartime Sexual Violence Trial-Transferring the Burden from Survivor to Perpetrator, TRIAL International, Sarajevo, 2017.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence

  • Literature

    TRIAL International - Compensating Survivors in Criminal Proceedings

    Year
    2016
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Sentencing and Reparations Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Armed Conflict Rape Compensation Access to Justice Traumatization

    Reference link
    http://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRIAL-International_compensation-publication_EN_web.pdf
    Full reference
    Delbyck, Kyle, “Compensating Survivors in Criminal Proceedings: Perspectives from the Fields-A report by TRIAL International in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, available at trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRIAL-International_compensation-publication_EN_web.pdf, last accessed at 07 March 2019.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Sexual Violence Data Collection, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes

  • Literature

    Spangaro, Jo et al. - Mechanisms Underpinning Interventions to Reduce Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Modes of Liability

    Reference link
    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.798.9288&rep=rep1&type=pdf
    Full reference
    Spangaro, Jo, et al., "Mechanisms Underpinning Interventions to Reduce Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: A Realist-informed Systematic Review", in Conflict and Health, 2015, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Spangaro, Jo; Adogu, Chinelo;Zwi, Anthony B.; Ranmuthugala, Geetha and Powell Davies, Gawaine

  • Literature

    Simic, Olivera - Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Feminist Approach International Criminal Law Stigmatization Post-conflict Societies Rape Armed Conflict

    Reference link
    http://www.routledge.com/Silenced-Victims-of-Wartime-Sexual-Violence/Simic/p/book/9781138918627
    Full reference
    Olivera Simic, Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence, Routledge, New York, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Pilch, Frances T. - The Crime of Rape in International Humanitarian Law

    Year
    1998
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Akayesu Armed Conflict Humanitarian Law International Criminal Law

    Reference link
    https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/usafa9&div=10&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Pilch, Frances T., "The Crime of Rape in International Humanitarian Law", in United States Air Force Academy Journal of Legal Studies, 1998/1999, vol. 9, pp. 99-119.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Pilch, Frances T.
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Literature

    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch - Meeting Report: Use of Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2008
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/ocha_reportusesexualviolenceinconflict_0.pdf
    Full reference
    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch, Meeting Report: Use of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Identifying Research Priorities to Inform More Effective Interventions, 26 June 2008, UN New York.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch

  • Literature

    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala - Radical Rules: The Effects of Evidential and Procedural Rules...

    Year
    1997
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Gender-Based Violence Armed Conflict International Criminal Law Witness Protective Measures

    Reference link
    https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/albany60&div=42&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala, "Radical Rules: The Effects of Evidential and Procedural Rules on the Regulation of Sexual Violence in War", in Albany Law Review, 1997, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 883-905.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

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