Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

Showing 21 to 30 of 77 results.
  • Literature

    Ephgrave, Nicole - Lessons from South Africa’s TRC and Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, South Africa
    Keywords
    Reconciliation Rape Gender Violence Gender-Based Violence Human Rights Abuses/Violations

    Reference link
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350506814547057
    Full reference
    Ephgrave, Nicole, "Women’s Testimony and Collective Memory: Lessons from South Africa’s TRC and Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts", in European Journal of Women’s Studies, 2015, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 177-190.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Ephgrave, Nicole
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Truth Commission
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

  • Literature

    Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria - The Complexity of Violence: A critical Analysis...

    Year
    2010
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Torture Execution Forced Recruitment Gender-Based Violence Sexual Violence against Men/Boys

    Reference link
    http://www.peacewomen.org/assets/file/Resources/NGO/vaw_thecomplexityofviolence_nordicafrica-sida_2010.pdf
    Full reference
    Baaz, Maria Eriksson and Maria Stern, The Complexity of Violence: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sida, 2010.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria

  • Literature

    Fein, Helen - Genocide and Gender: The Uses of Women...

    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14623529908413934
    Full reference
    Fein, Helen, "Genocide and Gender: The Uses of Women and Group Destiny", in Journal of Genocide Research, 1999, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 43-63.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Fein, Helen

  • Literature

    FIDH - Unheard, Unaccounted

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions

    Reference link
    https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/sgbv_721a_eng_au_20_nov_2018_13h_web.pdf
    Full reference
    FIDH, Unheard, Unaccounted: Towards Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence at the ICC and Beyond, International Federation for Human Rights, Paris, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    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

  • Literature

    Fineman, Marta A. and Zinsstag, Estelle - Feminist Perspectives on Transitional Justice

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    South Africa, Liberia, Peru, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, Chile
    Keywords
    Feminist Approach Gender-Based Violence Reconciliation Gender-Based Crimes

    Reference link
    https://intersentia.com/en/feminist-perspectives-on-transitional-justice.html
    Full reference
    Fineman, Martha Albertson and Estelle Zinsstag, Feminist Perspectives on Transitional Justice, Intersentia 2013.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Fineman, Martha A. and Zinsstag, Estelle
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Truth Commission

  • Literature

    Gartner, Rosemary and McCarthy, Bill - The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex and Crime

    Year
    2019

    Reference link
    http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-gender-sex-and-crime-9780190947354?prevSortField=9&sortField=8&start=0&resultsPerPage=20&q=sexual%20violence%20against%20women&prevNumResPerPage=20&lang=en&cc=de
    Full reference
    Rosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex and Crime, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019.
    Type of literature
    Book

  • Literature

    Genovese, Sophia - Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Central African Republic

    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Central African Republic (CAR)
    Keywords
    Military Perpetrator UN Peacekeeper Armed Conflict Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Girls Gender-Based Violence Rape

    Reference link
    http://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1917&context=bjil
    Full reference
    Sophia Genovese, “Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Central African Republic”, in Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 2018, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 609-637.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention, Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes

  • Literature

    Goris, Ellen - Invisible Victims? Where are Male Victims...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350506815605345
    Full reference
    Goris, Ellen, "Invisible Victims? Where are Male Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in International Law and Policy?", in European Journal of Women’s Studies, 2015, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 412-427.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Goris, Ellen

  • Literature

    Gormley, Lisa et al. - Women’s Access to Justice for Gender-Based Violence

    Year
    2016
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Universal-Womens-accesss-to-justice-Publications-Practitioners-Guide-Series-2016-ENG.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1WFao3qqktrNk9K8sPyeCzs7yomyHRimiYOMPRyLd-6vP7p-BjOQgw9u8
    Full reference
    Lisa Gormley, Ian Seidermann, Briony Potts and Alex Conte, Women’s Access to Justice for Gender-Based Violence-A Practitioners’ Guide, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, 2016.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes

  • Literature

    Green, Jennifer et al. - Affecting the Rules for the Prosecution of Rape...

    Year
    1994
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Feminist Approach Sex Crime Gender-Based Violence Survivor Protective Measures

    Reference link
    https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1039&context=hwlj
    Full reference
    Green, Jennifer, Copelon, Ronda, Cotter, Patrick and Beth Stephens, "Affecting the Rules for the Prosecution of Rape and Other Gender-Based Violence Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: A Feminist Proposal and Critique", in Hastings Women’s Law Journal, 1994,vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 171-221.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Green, Jennifer; Copelon, Ronda; Cotter, Patrick and Stephens, Beth
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

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