Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Bunting, Annie and Ikhimiukor, Izevbuwa - The Expressive Nature of Law: What We Learn from Conjugal Slavery to Forced Marriage in International Criminal Law

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    International Criminal Court Forced Marriage Conjugal Slavery Expressivism Sexual Slavery

    Reference link
    http://brill.com/abstract/journals/icla/18/2/article-p331_331.xml
    Full reference
    Annie Bunting and Izevbuwa Ikhimiukor, “The Expressive Nature of Law: What We Learn from Conjugal Slavery to Forced Marriage in International Criminal Law”, in International Criminal Law Review, 2018, Vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 331-353.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    SCSL - Charles Ghankay Taylor

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Modes of Liability
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Aiding and Abetting Superior Responsibility Conjugal Slavery AFRC RUF

    Reference link
    http://www.rscsl.org/Taylor.html
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
    Name of accused
    Charles Ghankay Taylor
    Charges
    Taylor faced an eleven count indictment, including; - crimes against humanity of rape and sexual slavery - war crime of outrages upon personal dignity. -war crime of committing acts of terror, carried out by, inter alia, sexual violence. He was not accused of carrying out these crimes himself; rather, he was charged with assisting and encouraging, acting in concert with, directing, controlling and/or being the superior of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), the joint RUF-AFRC junta and/or Liberian fighters.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 26 April 2012 the Trial Chamber found Taylor guilty on all eleven counts charged, including the charges that incorporated sexual violence crimes, as an aider and abettor of crimes committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone.
    sentencing
    Taylor was sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The Appeals Chamber, on 26 September 2013, upheld Taylor’s conviction and 50 years’ sentence.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    SCSL-03-01

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