Gender Crimes Jurisprudence in the ICTR

Author: Askin, Kelly Dawn

Source: Journal of International Criminal Justice, Volume 3, Number 4, September 2005 , pp. 1007-1018(12)

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Abstract:

Considering the magnitude of rape and other sexual crimes perpetrated during the Rwandan genocide, gender crimes prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) have been inadequate so far. Nonetheless, the ICTR case law must be commended for the impulse given, with and after Akayesu, to the criminalization and punishment of gender-related violence. This paper points to the achievements of the ICTR case law in this respect.

Keywords: adolescents; psychological symptoms; psychosocial factors; school; sexual harassment

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqi061

Affiliations: 1: * Senior Legal Officer, International Justice, Open Society Justice Initiative; Fulbright 2004–2005 New Century Scholar on the Global Empowerment of Women; Fellow, Yale Law School. , Email: kaskin@justiceinitiative.org:

Publication date: 2005-09-01

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