Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Askraba Dordislav
- Country
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Keywords
- Rape Sexual Violence Enforced Disappearance Rape Camps Torture Rape as a Weapon of War War Crimes Crimes Against Humanity
- Reference link
- http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/predmet/2463/show
- Type of mechanism
- Domestic court
- Name of mechanism
- Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
- Name of accused
- Ratko Bundalo, Nedo Zeljaja, Dordislav Askraba
- Charges
- Ratko Bundalo and Nedo Zeljaja were charged with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity in violation of Article 172 (1) (h) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) in conjunction with the following items:a) depriving another person of his life (murder),b) extermination,d) deportation or forcible transfer of population,e) imprisonment,f) torture,g) sexual violence, andk) other inhumane acts,in conjunction with Article 173 (1) (c), (e) and (f) of the CC BiH, all in conjunction with Article 180 (1) of the CC BiH.Dordislav Askraba is charged with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity in violation of Article 172 (1) (h) of the CC BiH in conjunction with the following items:a) depriving another person of his life (murder),e) imprisonment,f) torture, andk) other inhumane actsin conjunction with Article 180 (1) of CC BiH.
- Trial chamber verdict
- On 21 December 2009, the Trial Panel reached the first-instance verdict finding the accused, Ratko Bundalo and Nedo Zeljaja guilty of crimes against humanity. The accused Ratko Bundalo was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment, the accused Nedo Zeljaja was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment, and the accused Dordislav Askraba was acquitted on all counts of the Indictment.
- sentencing
- The Trial Chamber sentenced Ratko Bundalo to 19 years of imprisonment and Nedo Zeljaja to 15 years of imprisonment. The Appeals Chamber found Dordislav Askraba guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to 7 years’ imprisonment.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- On 18 April 2012, the Panel of the Appellate pronounced the second instance verdict finding the accused Dordislav Askraba guilty of war crimes against civilians, committed in the manner described in the operative provision of the verdict, in violation of Article 142(1) of the Criminal Code of SFRY as adopted pursuant to the Law on Application of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Criminal Code of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, in conjunction with Articles 22 and 24 of the same Code. The verdict sentenced the accused to imprisonment of 7 years.Following new appeals by the of Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Defense Counsel for the Accused Dordislav Askraba, the Appeals Chamber upheld the second-instance verdict on 18 June 2013.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- S1 1 K 005159 11 Kzz
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Literature
Aydelott, Danise - Mass Rape During War...
- Year
- 1993
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Keywords
- Rape as a Weapon of War Mass Rape Genocide International Criminal Law War Crimes
- Reference link
- https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/emint7&div=24&id=&page=
- Full reference
- Aydelott, Danise, "Mass Rape During War: Prosecuting Bosnian Rapists Under International Law", in Emory International Law Review, 1993, vol. 7, pp. 585-631.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Aydelott, Danise
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Literature
Salzman, Todd A. - Rape Camps as a Means of Ethnic Cleansing...
- Year
- 1998
- Issues
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Ethnic Cleansing Rape as a Weapon of War Forced Pregnancy Genocidal Rape Camp
- Reference link
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/762769.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- Full reference
- Salzman, Todd A., "Rape Camps as a Means of Ethnic Cleansing: Religious, Cultural, and Ethical Responses to Rape Victims in the former Yugoslavia", in Human Rights Quarterly, 1998, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 348-378.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Salzman, Todd A.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
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Literature
Zawati, Hilmi M. - Impunity or Immunity : Wartime Male Rape...
- Year
- 2007
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Iraq, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Medical/Health Care Rape/Sexual Violence in Prison Impunity Rape as a Weapon of War
- Reference link
- https://irct.org/assets/uploads/documentation%20.pdf
- Full reference
- Zawati, Hilmi M., "Impunity or Immunity: Wartime Male Rape and Sexual Torture as a Crime Against Humanity", in Torture Quarterly Journal on Rehabiliation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, 2007, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 27-47.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Zawati, Hilmi M.
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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.
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Literature
Olwine, Brittany A. - Why Gacaca in Rwanda is Jeopardizing the Good Effect of Akayesu on Women’s Rights
- Year
- 2011
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Akayesu Humanitarian Law Patriarchy Rape as a Weapon of War Soldiers Women Rights Gacaca Proceedings
- Reference link
- https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=http://scholar.google.de/&httpsredir=1&article=1320&context=wmjowl
- Full reference
- Olwine, Brittany A., "One Step Forward, But Two Steps Back: Why Gacaca in Rwanda is Jeopardizing the Good Effect of Akayesu on Women’s Rights", in Wm. & Mary J. Women & L., 2011, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 639-663.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Olwine, Brittany A.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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Literature
Skjelsbaek, Inger - Sexual Violence and War...
- Year
- 2011
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0c95/34cef1e6e0ec6435177af7e17061fa7768ab.pdf
- Full reference
- Skjelsbæk, Inger, "Sexual Violence and War: Mapping Out a Complex Relationship",in European Journal of International Relations, 2011, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 211-237.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Skjelsbæk, Inger
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Literature
Bergsmo, Morten et al. - Understanding and Proving...
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- http://www.toaep.org/ps-pdf/12-bergsmo-skre-wood
- Full reference
- Bergsmo, Morten, Alf Butenschøn Skre and Elisabeth J. Wood (eds.), Understanding and Proving International Sex Crimes, Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2012.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Bergsmo, Morten; Butenschøn Skre, Alf and Woods, Elisabeth J. (eds.)
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Literature
Hennessey, Tom and Gerry, Felicity - International Human Rights Law...
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- http://espace.cdu.edu.au/view/cdu:59770
- Full reference
- Hennessey, Tom and Felicity Gerry, International Human Rights Law and Sexual Violence against Men in Conflict Zones, Halsbury Law Exchange, 2012.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Hennessey, Tom and Gerry, Felicity
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Literature
Cohen, Dara K. et al. - Wartime Sexual Violence...
- Year
- 2013
- Issues
- Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/resources/SR323.pdf
- Full reference
- Cohen, Dara Kay, Amelia Hoover Green and Elisabeth Jean Wood, Wartime Sexual Violence: Misconceptions, Implications, and Ways Forward, United States Institute of Peace, Special Report, 2013.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Perpetrators and Prevention
- Author
- Cohen, Dara K.; Hoover Green, Amelia and Wood, Elisabeth J.
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