Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

Showing 1 to 10 of 20 results.
  • Literature

    Amnesty International – We Will Destroy Everything

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Myanmar
    Keywords
    Rohingya Military Perpetrator Crimes Against Humanity Refugee Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/ASA1686302018ENGLISH.PDF
    Full reference
    Amnesty International, We Will Destroy Everything-Military Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity in Rakhine State, Myanmar, Amnesty International, London, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence

  • Literature

    Bunting, Annie - Gender Politics and Geopolitics of International Criminal Law in Uganda

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Uganda
    Keywords
    International Criminal Law International Criminal Court Crimes Against Humanity Transitional Justice Forced Marriage Gender Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23269995.2018.1520010
    Full reference
    Annie Bunting, “Gender politics and geopolitics of international criminal law in Uganda”, in Global Discourse, 2018, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 422-437.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Bunting, Annie

  • Literature

    Viseur-Sellers, Patricia - (Re) Considering Gender Jurisprudence

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199300983.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199300983-e-17?rskey=WuLrl1&result=1
    Full reference
    Patricia Viseur Sellers, “(Re)Considering Gender Jurisprudence”, 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. 211.224.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Viseur-Sellers, Patricia

  • Literature

    Haenen, Iris - Force & Marriage. The Criminalisation of Forced Marriage...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    United Kingdom, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Netherlands
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Genocide Rome Statute Domestic Law Crimes Against Humanity

    Reference link
    https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/12533518/Haenen_Force_24_06_2014_emb_tot_25_06_2016_zonder_titpag.pdf
    Full reference
    Haenen, Iris, Force & Marriage. The Criminalisation of Forced Marriage in Dutch, English and International Criminal Law, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp, 2014.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Haenen, Iris
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Doherty, Teresa - Jurisprudential Developments Relating to Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2013
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Sexual Slavery Forced Marriage Rape Crimes Against Humanity

    Reference link
    https://intersentia.com/en/sexual-violence-as-an-international-crime-interdisciplinary-approaches.html
    Full reference
    Doherty, Teresa, "Jurisprudential Developments Relating to Sexual Violence: The Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone", in Anne-Marie de Brouwer et al. (eds.), Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2013, pp. 157-172.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Doherty, Teresa
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    Oosterveld, Valerie - Forced Marriage and the Special Court for Sierra Leone

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Inhuman Treatment Enslavement Crimes Against Humanity International Criminal Law

    Reference link
    https://brill.com/abstract/journals/ihls/2/1/article-p127_4.xml
    Full reference
    Oosterveld, Valerie, "Forced Marriage and the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Legal Advances and Conceptual Difficulties", in International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 2011, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 127-158.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Oosterveld, Valerie
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    Oosterveld, Valerie – Gender-Based Crimes against Humanity

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1885721
    Full reference
    Valerie Oosterveld, “Gender-Based Crimes against Humanity”, in Leila N. Sadat (ed.), Forging a Convention for Crimes against Humanity, Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 78-101.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Oosterveld, Valerie

  • Literature

    Buss, Doris E. - Rethinking 'Rape as a Weapon of War'

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
    Country
    Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Feminist Approach Crimes Against Humanity Genocide

    Reference link
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10691-009-9118-5
    Full reference
    Buss, Doris E., "Rape as a Weapon of War", in Feminist Legal Studies, 2009, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 145-163.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Buss, Doris E.
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Literature

    Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer - Forced Marriage: A “New” Crime Against Humanity?

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Sexual Slavery Forced Marriage Crimes Against Humanity

    Reference link
    https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=njihr
    Full reference
    Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, "Forced Marriage: A 'New' Crime Against Humanity?", in Nw. J. Int’l Hum. Rts., 2009, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 53-76.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Truth Commission, Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    Jain, Neha - Marriage as a Crime against Humanity...

    Year
    2008
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Rwanda, Uganda
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Inhuman Treatment Sexual Slavery Crimes Against Humanity Armed Conflict

    Reference link
    https://academic.oup.com/jicj/article-abstract/6/5/1013/835363?redirectedFrom=fulltext
    Full reference
    Jain, Neha, "Forced marriage as a Crime against Humanity: Problems of Definition and Prosecution", in J Int Criminal Justice, 2008, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 1013-1032.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Jain, Neha
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

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