Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Literature
Sharratt, Sara – Gender, Shame and Sexual Violence: The Voices of Witnesses and Court Members at War Crimes Tribunals
- Year
- 2011
- Issues
- Victims of Sexual Violence
- Reference link
- http://www.routledge.com/Gender-Shame-and-Sexual-Violence-The-Voices-of-Witnesses-and-Court-Members/Sharratt/p/book/9781409419990
- Full reference
- Sara Sharratt, Gender, Shame and Sexual Violence: The Voices of Witnesses and Court Members at War Crimes Tribunals, Ashgate, Surrey, 2011.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence Data Collection
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - Steven D. Green (“Al-Mahmudiyah massacre”)
- Year
- 2011
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Children
- Country
- United States of America
- Keywords
- Rape War Crimes Child Sex Abuse/Molestation Children under 15 Children in Armed Conflict Civilian Gang Rape
- Reference link
- http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1197
- Type of mechanism
- Domestic court
- Name of mechanism
- USA Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Name of accused
- Steven D. Green
- Charges
- Green was charged with several crimes of murder and aggravated sexual abuse (of a child) under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA).
- Trial chamber verdict
- On 7 May 2009, the jury found him guilty of rape and murder.
- sentencing
- Green received a life sentence without parole on 4 September 2009. he persuambly committed suicide and was found dead in his prison on 18 February 2014. [Of the four other soldiers involved in the crimes, three pleaded guilty in court-martial proceedings: Spc. James P. Barker and Sgt. Paul E. Cortez were sentenced to 90 and 100 years respectively, while Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, who had prior knowledge of the plans, was sentenced to 27 months in jail. The fourth, Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, was convicted by a military jury and sentenced to 110 years.]
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The US Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on 16 August 2011.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- 09-6108/6123
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Literature
Horn, Rebecca et al. - Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal...
- Year
- 2009
- Issues
- Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Keywords
- Testimony Cross-examination Witness War Crimes Psychosocial Support
- Reference link
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/43380105/Testifying_in_an_International_War_Crime20160304-5871-1n791dg.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549296326&Signature=NQw01Ufu7Hjp0OVtEQQpoCaDR%2F8%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DTestifying_in_an_International_War_Crime.pdf
- Full reference
- Horn, Rebecca, Simon Charters and Saleem Vahidy, "Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal: The Experience of Witnesses in the Special Court for Sierra Leone", in The International Journal of Transnational Justice, 2009, vol. 3, pp. 135-149.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
- Author
- Horn, Rebecca; Vahidy, Saleem and Charters, Simon
- Type of mechanism
- Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte and Haslam, Emily - Silencing Hearings? Victim-Witnesses...
- Year
- 2004
- Issues
- Sentencing and Reparations
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Prosecution Testimony Denial Silence War Crimes
- Reference link
- http://www.ejil.org/pdfs/15/1/336.pdf
- Full reference
- Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte and Emily Haslam, "Silencing Hearings? Victim-Witnesses at War Crimes Trials", in EJIL, 2004, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 151-177.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
- Author
- Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte and Haslam, Emily
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
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Literature
Russel-Brown, Sherrie L. - Rape as an Act of Genocide
- Year
- 2003
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Genocidal Rape Akayesu War Crimes
- Reference link
- https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1241&context=bjil
- Full reference
- Russell-Brown, Sherrie L., "Rape as an Act of Genocide", in Berkeley Journal of International Law, 2003, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 350-374.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Russell-Brown, Sherrie L.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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Literature
Aafjes, Astrid and Goldstein, Anne T. – Gender Violence: The Hidden War Crime
- Year
- 1998
- Issues
- Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Reference link
- http://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/research/gender-violence-hidden-war-crime
- Full reference
- Astrid Aafjes, Anne T. Goldstein, Gender Violence: The Hidden War Crime, Women, Law & Development International, Washington, 1998.
- Type of literature
- 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
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Literature
Moshan, Brook S. - Women, War, and Words...
- Year
- 1998
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b222/525366f03084fb524513e54a5194b6ea81f0.pdf
- Full reference
- Moshan, Brook Sari, "Women, War, and Words: The Gender Component in the Permanent International Criminal Court’s Definition of Crimes Against Humanity", in Fordham International Law Journal, 1998, vol. 22, no.1, pp. 154-183.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Moshan, Brook S.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Court
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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
Goldstein, Anne T. - Recognizing Forced Impregnation as a War Crime...
- Year
- 1993
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- https://www.worldcat.org/title/recognizing-forced-impregnation-as-a-war-crime-under-international-law-a-special-report-of-the-international-program/oclc/32804993?referer=di&ht=edition
- Full reference
- Goldstein, Anne T., Recognizing Forced Impregnation as a War Crime Under International Law, The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, 1993.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Goldstein, Anne T.
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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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