Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Ruvebana, Etienne - The Legacy of the Gacaca Courts in Rwanda...

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Accountability Reconciliation Survivor Psychosocial Support Gacaca Proceedings

    Reference link
    https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/1546084/The_legacy_of_the_Gacaca_courts_in_Rwanda.pdf
    Full reference
    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Etienne Ruvebana, "The Legacy of the Gacaca Courts in Rwanda: Survivors’ Views", in International Criminal Law Review, 2013, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 937-976.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Ruvebana, Etienne
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Gacaca Court

  • Literature

    Horn, Rebecca et al. - Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal...

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Testimony Cross-examination Witness War Crimes Psychosocial Support

    Reference link
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/43380105/Testifying_in_an_International_War_Crime20160304-5871-1n791dg.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549296326&Signature=NQw01Ufu7Hjp0OVtEQQpoCaDR%2F8%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DTestifying_in_an_International_War_Crime.pdf
    Full reference
    Horn, Rebecca, Simon Charters and Saleem Vahidy, "Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal: The Experience of Witnesses in the Special Court for Sierra Leone", in The International Journal of Transnational Justice, 2009, vol. 3, pp. 135-149.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    Horn, Rebecca; Vahidy, Saleem and Charters, Simon
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    Human Rights Center Berkeley - Bearing Witness at the International Criminal Court

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions

    Reference link
    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3230513
    Full reference
    Human Rights Center Berkeley, Bearing Witness at the International Criminal Court: An Interview Survey of 109 Witnesses, June 2014.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    Human Rights Center Berkeley
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Nobel Women’s Initiative - Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Sentencing and Reparations
    Country
    Sudan
    Keywords
    Medical/Health Care Psychosocial Support Adultery Camp Sexual Threats Soldiers

    Reference link
    https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/survivors-speak-out-sudan_web_0.pdf
    Full reference
    Nobel Women’s Initiative, Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan, November 2013.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Nobel Women’s Initiative

  • Literature

    Schopper, Doris - Responding to the Needs of Survivors of Sexual Violence: Do We Know What Works?

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/article/responding-needs-survivors-sexual-violence-do-we-know-what-works
    Full reference
    Doris Schopper, “Responding to the Needs of Survivors of Sexual Violence: Do We Know What Works?”, in International Review of the Red Cross, 2014, vol. 96, 894, pp. 585-600.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence

  • Literature

    Sharratt, Sara - Voices of Court Members: A Phenomenalogical Journey...

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Sentencing and Reparations
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina, Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Chastity Stereotype Psychosocial Support Shame

    Reference link
    https://intersentia.com/en/sexual-violence-as-an-international-crime-interdisciplinary-approaches.html
    Full reference
    Sharratt, Sara, "Voices of Court Members: A Phenomenalogical Journey – The Prosecution of Rape and Sexual Violence of the ICTY and the BIH", in Anne-Marie de Brouwer et al (eds.), Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2013, pp. 353-369.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Sharratt, Sara
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Bosnian War Crimes Court (BIH), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Literature

    Yohani, Sophie and Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomena - Pathways to Help-Seeking and Mental Health Service Provision for African Female Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexualized Gender-Based Violence

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02703149.2018.1434302
    Full reference
    Sophie Yohani and Philomena Okeke-Ihejirika, “Pathways to Help-Seeking and Mental Health Service Provision for African Female Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexualized Gender-Based Violence”, in Women and Therapy, 2018, vol. 41, nos. 3-4, pp. 380-405.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Sexual Violence Data Collection

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