Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Literature
Skjelsbæk, Inger - The Military Perpetrator...
- Year
- 2015
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Sentencing Characteristic of Perpetrator Masculinity Militarism Soldiers
- Reference link
- https://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/273/html
- Full reference
- Skjelsbæk, Inger, "The Military Perpetrator: A Narrative Analysis of Sentencing Judgments on Sexual Violence Offenders at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)", in Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2015, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 46-70.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Perpetrators and Prevention
- Author
- Skjelsbæk, Inger
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
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Literature
Skjelsbæk, Inger - Preventing Perpetrators...
- Year
- 2013
- Issues
- Modes of Liability
- Reference link
- https://www.prio.org/utility/DownloadFile.ashx?id=148&type=publicationfile
- Full reference
- Skjelsbæk, Inger, Preventing Perpetrators: How To Go from Protection to Prevention of Sexual Violence in War?, PRIO Policy Brief Oslo, 03, 2013.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Perpetrators and Prevention
- Author
- Skjelsbæk, Inger
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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
Nobel Women’s Initiative - Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan
- Year
- 2013
- Issues
- Sentencing and Reparations
- Country
- Sudan
- Keywords
- Medical/Health Care Psychosocial Support Adultery Camp Sexual Threats Soldiers
- Reference link
- https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/survivors-speak-out-sudan_web_0.pdf
- Full reference
- Nobel Women’s Initiative, Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan, November 2013.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
- Author
- Nobel Women’s Initiative
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Literature
Lyons, Margaret A. - Hearing the Cry without Answering the Call...
- Year
- 2001
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Akayesu Genocide Soldiers Prosecution
- Reference link
- https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/sjilc28&div=7&id=&page=
- Full reference
- Lyons, Margaret A., "Hearing the Cry without Answering the Call: Rape, Genocide, and the Rwandan Tribunal", in Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 2001, vol. 28, pp. 99-124.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Lyons, Margaret A.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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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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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
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)
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Literature
Grey, Rosemary - Sexual Violence against Child Soldiers
- Year
- 2014
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Children
- Country
- Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Bush/Rebel Wives Child Soldiers, Girls Sexual Slavery Soldiers
- Reference link
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r37046.pdf
- Full reference
- Grey, Rosemary, "Sexual Violence against Child Soldiers", in International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2014, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 601-621.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Grey, Rosemary
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Court, Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria - Why Do Soldiers Rape?
- Year
- 2009
- Issues
- Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Mass Rape Masculinity Rape Soldiers
- Reference link
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/43364476/Why_Do_Soldiers_Rape_Masculinity_Violenc20160304-15139-o3gw5c.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549298970&Signature=r8jrb0wcRPRPRIEY%2BddbmDB9FMo%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DWhy_Do_Soldiers_Rape_Masculinity_Violenc.pdf
- Full reference
- Baaz, Maria Eriksson and Maria Stern, "Why Do Soldiers Rape?: Masculinity, Violence and Sexuality in the Armed Forced in the Congo (DRC)", in International Studies Quarterly, 2009, vol. 53, pp. 495-518.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Perpetrators and Prevention
- Author
- Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria
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