Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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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.

  • Literature

    Nelaeva, Galina A. - The Path towards Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence?...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Prosecution Criminalization Expertise in Sexual Violence Sexual War Violence

    Reference link
    https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/lcps_crime/2/
    Full reference
    Nelaeva, Galina A., "'The Path towards Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence?' International Responses to Wartime Rape in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)", in Violence, Gender and War, 2014, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 194-209.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Nelaeva, Galina A.
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Misra, Amalendu - The Landscape of Silence...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-landscape-of-silence/
    Full reference
    Misra, Amalendu, The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence Against Men in War, Hurst, 2015.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Misra, Amalendu

  • Literature

    Mertus, Julie - Shouting from the Bottom of the Well...

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Rape Testimony Sexual War Violence Women Rights Survivor

    Reference link
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1461674032000165950
    Full reference
    Mertus, Julie, "Shouting from the Bottom of the Well: The Impact of International Trials for Wartime Rape on Women’s Agency", in International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2004, vol. 6, no. 1, 110-128.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    Mertus, Julie
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Kramer, Sophie - Forced Marriage and the Absence of Gang Rape

    Year
    2012
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Uganda
    Keywords
    Gang Rape Forced Marriage Soldiers Sexual War Violence Attack against a Civilian Population

    Reference link
    https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8QC01G1
    Full reference
    Kramer, Sophie, "Forced Marriage and the Absence of Gang Rape: Explaining Sexual Violence by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda", in The Journal of Politics and Society, 2012, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 11-49.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Kramer, Sophie

  • Literature

    Jurasz, Olga - About Justice that is Yet to Come...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Gender-Based Violence Prosecution Sexual War Violence Ethnicity

    Reference link
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09589236.2013.810146
    Full reference
    Jurasz, Olga, "About Justice that is Yet to Come: A Few Remarks about the International Pursuit of Post-conflict Gender Justice", in Journal of Gender Studies, 2015, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 56-69.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Jurasz, Olga
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTY - Ivica Rajic (“Stupni Do”)

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Sexual Assault/Attack/Abuse Sexual War Violence Soldiers HVO Soldiers Characteristic of Perpetrator

    Reference link
    http://www.icty.org/cases/party/772/4
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
    Name of accused
    Ivica Rajic
    Charges
    - Inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime under Article 7(1) for the sexual assaults of Muslim women in Stupni Do on 23 October 1993 and Vareš town between 23 October 1993 and 3 November 1993.- Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) and 7(3).
    Trial chamber verdict
    Rajic entered a guilty plea to several counts in the indictment (on 26 October 2005), which included one charge related to sexual violence. Rajic was therefore found guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime Rajic was therefore found not guilty of (as these charges were withdrawn following the guilty plea): - Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime for the same sexual violence crimes as listed above.
    sentencing
    Rajic was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment on 8 May 2006.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    IT-95-12

  • Literature

    Hossain, Mazeda et al. - Men's and Women's Experiences of Violence ...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Côte d’Ivoire
    Keywords
    Partner Violence Rape Gender-Based Violence, Armed Conflict Sexual War Violence

    Reference link
    https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/4/2/e003644.full.pdf
    Full reference
    Hossain, Mazeda, Cathy Zimmerman, Ligia Kiss, Drissa Kone, Monika Bakayoko-Topolska, David Manan K A, Heidi Lehmann, Charlotte Watts, "Men’s and Women’s Experiences of Violence and Traumatic Events in Rural Côte d’Ivoire Before, During and After a Period of Armed Conflict", in BMJ Open, 2014, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1-9.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Hossain, Mazeda; Zimmerman, Cathy; Kiss, Ligia; Kone, Drissa; Bakayoko-Topolska, Monika; K A, David Manan; Lehmann, Heidi and Watts, Charlotte

  • Literature

    Henry, Nicola et al. - A Multifactorial Model of Wartime Rape

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Sexual War Violence Mass Rape Peace Soldiers

    Reference link
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135917890300048X
    Full reference
    Henry, Nicola, Tony Ward and Matt Hirshberg, "A Multifactorial Model of Wartime Rape", in Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2004, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 535-562.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Henry, Nicola; Ward, Tony and Hirshberg, Matt
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • Literature

    Henry, Nicola - The Impossibility of Bearing Witness...

    Year
    2010
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicola_Henry/publication/47566225_The_Impossibility_of_Bearing_Witness_Wartime_Rape_and_the_Promise_of_Justice/links/573912b508aea45ee83ec2d0/The-Impossibility-of-Bearing-Witness-Wartime-Rape-and-the-Promise-of-Justice.pdf
    Full reference
    Henry, Nicola, "The Impossibility of Bearing Witness: Wartime Rape and the Promise of Justice", in Violence Against Women, 2010, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 1098-1119.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    Henry, Nicola

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