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- International Criminal Law in Turmoil: Charting New Paths as They Unfold
Reconstructing International Criminal Justice in Real Time
26.06.2026
International criminal justice has long been structured around a familiar temporal sequence: first, the violence; later, accountability. Investigations follow ceasefires, indictments come after peace agreements (notwithstanding recent efforts by the...
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- Women in International Law Vol. 4
Gender Justice Denied at the ICC
04.03.2025
Melanie O'Brien
Kathleen M. Maloney
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) June 2024 judgment in Al Hassan exemplifies the long-entrenched patriarchal biases endemic to international criminal law that ignores or minimizes systematic discrimination and violent crimes...
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La Destruction de la « Victime Idéale »
09.01.2025
Avec le récent rapport d'Amnesty International sur le génocide en Palestine et les mandats d'arrêt de la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI), les violences sexuelles et sexistes (VSS) pourraient enfin recevoir...
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Crushing the “Ideal Victim”
09.01.2025
Amid the recent Amnesty International report on genocide in Palestine and the ICC arrest warrants, it is to be hoped that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) will now receive increased...
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The Cost of Silence
22.10.2024
The recent comments by the Indian Government reaffirming the marital exemptions carved out within the provisions on rape in Indian criminal law is a distressing reminder of the appalling condition...
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Louisiana’s Castration Law
28.07.2024
While Louisiana’s new castration law aims to deter sexual offences, it raises ethical and legal concerns because it infringes upon international human rights norms such as bodily autonomy and informed...
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- Symposium
- Women in International Law Vol. 3
Indian Women v. Indian Armed Forces
06.03.2024
Sexual violence and crimes against women are commonplace in India. With judicial remedy running at a painfully slow pace, high-profile politicians condemning rapes is nothing but lip service to women...
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- Women in International Law Vol. 3
To Participate or Not to Participate?
05.03.2024
Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) are often portrayed as passive and trauma-ridden individuals whose participation in social, political and economic life and community reintegration are hindered by stigma, shame...
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Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
20.07.2023
This episode of the Völkerrechtliche Tagesthemen focuses on crimes of sexual nature. Specifically, those not alien to the United Nations peace operations as they have been present since the 1960’s....
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How the Committee on the Rights of the Child Paved the Way for Stronger Abortion Rights
05.07.2023
Sissy Katsoni
Vanessa Bliecke
On 13 June 2023, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CtRC) published its decision in the case of Camila v Peru (pseudonymised), marking a significant milestone in the...
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- Symposium
- Women in International Law Vol. 2
“Voluntary” Repatriation
08.03.2023
Voluntary repatriation has been upheld as the ideal durable solution for refugees by the Executive Committee of the UN High Commissioner’s Programme (‘Ex Com’) and has its roots in efforts...
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- Women in International Law Vol. 2
How Joining a Majorette Group Can Lead You to Being Denied International Protection
07.03.2023
“… [Y]ou have been working since you were 17 ...; you are financially independent ...; [a member of a] religious community..., the choir ..., [and] the majorette group ...; [and]...
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Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic
06.09.2022
On the difficult path from conflict to peace, peacekeepers can unfortunately become perpetrators of violence against the populations they seek to secure. Peacekeeping has been accused of occasionally creating a...
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