Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    US Military Commission in Manila - General Tomoyuki Yamashita

    Year
    1945
    Issues
    Modes of Liability
    Country
    Japan
    Keywords
    Superior Responsibility Sexual Violence World War II

    Reference link
    https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/327/1/
    Type of mechanism
    Military Commission
    Name of mechanism
    US Military Commission in Manila
    Name of accused
    Tomoyuki Yamashita
    Charges
    He was charged with several war crimes, including rape, under command responsibility (as a commander he was held responsible for his subordinates), for the rape of hundreds of Filipino women. It was never alleged that he had personally committed the rapes.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 7 December 1945, Yamashita was found guilty. The commission considered rape a war crime.
    sentencing
    Sentenced to death by hanging.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    His conviction was upheld by the US Supreme Court in 1946.
    Status
    2715

  • Literature

    Uhlirova, Katerina - Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes: Between Promise and Practice

    Year
    2019
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    http://brill.com/abstract/book/edcoll/9789004387553/BP000008.xml
    Full reference
    Katerina Uhlirova, “Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes: Between Promise and Practice”, in Pavel Sturma, (ed.), The Rome Statute of the ICC at Its Twentieth Anniversary-Achievements and Perspectives, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden, 2019, pp. 83-105.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    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

    Valji, Nahla – Gender, Justice and Reconciliation

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.springer.com/de/book/9783540857532
    Full reference
    Nahla Valji, “Gender Justice and Reconciliation”, in Kai Ambos, Judith Large, Marieke Wierda (eds.), Building a Future on Peace and Justice: Studies on Transitional Justice, Peace and Development-The Nuremberg Declaration on Peace and Justice, Springer, 2009.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict, Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence

  • 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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