Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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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
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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breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime Rajic was therefore found not guilty of (as these charges were withdrawn following the guilty plea): - Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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