Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Bunting, Annie - 'Forced Marriage' in Conflict Situations...

    Year
    2012
    Country
    Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Uganda, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Enslavement International Criminal Law Civilian

    Reference link
    http://preventgbvafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bunting-Forced-Marriage-in-Conflict-Situations_Canadian-Journal-of-Human-Rights.pdf
    Full reference
    Bunting, Annie, "‘Forced Marriage’ in Conflict Situations: Researching and Prosecuting Old Harms and New Crimes", in Can. J. Hum. Rts., 2012, vol.1, no. 1, pp. 165-185.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Bunting, Annie
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    Carpenter, R. Charli - Recognizing Gender-Based Violence against Civilian Men..

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/929640/14195000/1316266922443/CARPENTER_RecognizingGenderBasedViolenceAgainstCivilianMenBoysConflict.pdf?token=HuxlbGwiVNKJzTAmLZJlHpyfeEk%3D
    Full reference
    Carpenter, R. Charli, "Recognizing Gender-Based Violence against Civilian Men and Boys in Conflict Situations", in Security Dialogue, 2006, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 83-103.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Carpenter, R. Charli

  • Literature

    Dolan, Chris - Victims who are men

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/abstract/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199300983.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199300983-e-8?rskey=Q6wV37&result=1
    Full reference
    Chris Dolan, “Victims who are men”, in Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Nahla Valji (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Conflict, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 86-104.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Dolan, Chris

  • Literature

    Niarchos, Catherine N. - Women, War and Rape...

    Year
    1995
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Civilian International Criminal Law Humanitarian Law Prosecution

    Reference link
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/762485.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
    Full reference
    Niarchos, Catherine N., "Women, War and Rape: Challenges Facing the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia", in Human Rights Quarterly, 1995, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 649-690.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Niarchos, Catherine N.
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Literature

    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala et al. - On the Frontlines: Gender, War,...

    Year
    2011
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Colombia
    Keywords
    Peacebuilding Equality State Civilian

    Reference link
    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1914626
    Full reference
    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala, Dina Francesca Haynes and Naomi Cahn, On the Frontlines: Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process, Oxford University Press, 2011.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala; Haynes, Dina F. and Cahn, Naomi

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - Steven D. Green (“Al-Mahmudiyah massacre”)

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children
    Country
    United States of America
    Keywords
    Rape War Crimes Child Sex Abuse/Molestation Children under 15 Children in Armed Conflict Civilian Gang Rape

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1197
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    Name of accused
    Steven D. Green
    Charges
    Green was charged with several crimes of murder and aggravated sexual abuse (of a child) under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA).
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 7 May 2009, the jury found him guilty of rape and murder.
    sentencing
    Green received a life sentence without parole on 4 September 2009. he persuambly committed suicide and was found dead in his prison on 18 February 2014. [Of the four other soldiers involved in the crimes, three pleaded guilty in court-martial proceedings: Spc. James P. Barker and Sgt. Paul E. Cortez were sentenced to 90 and 100 years respectively, while Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, who had prior knowledge of the plans, was sentenced to 27 months in jail. The fourth, Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, was convicted by a military jury and sentenced to 110 years.]
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The US Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on 16 August 2011.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    09-6108/6123

  • Literature

    Wood, Elisabeth J. - Variation in Sexual Violence during War

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/cpworkshop/papers/Wood.pdf
    Full reference
    Wood, Elisabeth Jean, "Variation in Sexual Violence during War", in Politics and Society, 2006, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 307-342.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Wood, Elisabeth J.

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