Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - Steven D. Green (“Al-Mahmudiyah massacre”)

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children
    Country
    United States of America
    Keywords
    Rape War Crimes Child Sex Abuse/Molestation Children under 15 Children in Armed Conflict Civilian Gang Rape

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1197
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    Name of accused
    Steven D. Green
    Charges
    Green was charged with several crimes of murder and aggravated sexual abuse (of a child) under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA).
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 7 May 2009, the jury found him guilty of rape and murder.
    sentencing
    Green received a life sentence without parole on 4 September 2009. he persuambly committed suicide and was found dead in his prison on 18 February 2014. [Of the four other soldiers involved in the crimes, three pleaded guilty in court-martial proceedings: Spc. James P. Barker and Sgt. Paul E. Cortez were sentenced to 90 and 100 years respectively, while Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, who had prior knowledge of the plans, was sentenced to 27 months in jail. The fourth, Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, was convicted by a military jury and sentenced to 110 years.]
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The US Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on 16 August 2011.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    09-6108/6123

  • Literature

    Ward, Jeanne and Marsh, Mendy - Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in War...

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda
    Keywords
    Rape Torture Armed Conflict Media

    Reference link
    http://www.operationspaix.net/DATA/DOCUMENT/1045~v~Sexual_Violence_Against_Women_and_Girls_in_War_and_Its_Aftermath___Realities_Responses_and_Required_Resources.pdf
    Full reference
    Ward, Jeanne and Mendy Marsh, Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in War and its Aftermath: Realities, Responses and Required Resources, Briefing Paper, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 2006.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Ward, Jeanne and Marsh, Mendy

  • Literature

    Wood, Elisabeth J. - Armed Groups and Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence
    Country
    Sri Lanka
    Keywords
    Rape Rape as a Weapon of War Gender-Based Violence Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Sexual War Violence

    Reference link
    https://nobelwomensinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wood_When_is_Wartime_Rape_Rare.pdf
    Full reference
    Wood, Elisabeth Jean, "Armed Groups and Sexual Violence: When is Wartime Rape Rare?", in Politics & Society, 2009, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 131-161.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Wood, Elisabeth J.

  • Literature

    Zarkov, Dubravka - The Body of the Other Man - Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2001
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Croatia, Serbia
    Keywords
    Rape Media Masculinity Castration Denial

    Reference link
    https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/V/bo20852839.html
    Full reference
    Zarkov, Dubravka, "‘The Body of the Other Man' - Sexual Violence and the Construction of Masculinity, Sexuality and Ethnicity in the Croatian Media”, in C.O.N. Moser and F.C. Clark (eds.), Victims, Perpetrators or Actors? Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence, Zed Books, London/New York, 2001.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Zarkov, Dubravka

  • Literature

    Zenovich, Jennifer A. and Cooks, Leda - A Feminist Postsocialist Approach to the Intercultural Communication of Rape at the ICTY

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Nationalism Feminism Rape Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2018.1472118
    Full reference
    Jennifer A. Zenovich and Leda Cooks, “A Feminist Postsocialist Approach to the Intercultural Communication of Rape at the ICTY”, in Communication Studies, 2018, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 404-420.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions

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