Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICC - Iraq/UK
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Iraq, United Kingdom
- Keywords
- Forced Masturbation Genitalia Rape/Sexual Violence in Detention Preliminary Investigation
- Reference link
- https://www.icc-cpi.int/iraq
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Court
- Status
- 2778
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Milan Martic (“RSK”)
- Year
- 2008
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Persecution on Sexual Grounds Forced Oral Sex Forced Masturbation Rape/Sexual Violence in Detention Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE)
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/733/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Milan Martic
- Charges
- - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (JCE III) of the Croat, Muslim and other non-Serb civilian population, which included sexual abuses, forced mutual oral sex among detainees or with prison guards and mutual masturbation in the old hospital in Knin.- Torture as a crime against humanity, inhumane acts as crimes against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) (JCE III), which included sexual assaults of Croat, Muslim and other non-Serb civilians detained in the old hospital in Knin, forced mutual oral sex among detainees or with prison guards and mutual masturbation.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Martic was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 12 June 2007 of: - Persecution as a crime against humanity - Torture as a crime against humanity, inhumane acts as crimes against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime
- sentencing
- Martic was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment on 8 October 2008.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The convictions were upheld by the Appeals Chamber on 8 October 2008.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-95-11
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Literature
Sivakumaran, Sandesh - Sexual Violence Against Men in Armed Conflict
- Year
- 2007
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Forced Sterilization Forced Nudity Homosexuality Forced Masturbation
- Reference link
- http://ejil.org/pdfs/18/2/224.pdf
- Full reference
- Sivakumaran, Sandesh, "Sexual Violence Against Men in Armed Conflict", in The European Journal of International Law, 2007, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 253-276.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Sivakumaran, Sandesh
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