Resources, Background Papers, and Articles - Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice

Resources

Gender Justice Team Advocacy Papers
A collection of advocacy papers developed by the Gender Justice Team for the November 2006 Assembly of States Parties.
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Overview of Sexual Violence and International Criminal Law
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Gender Training Handbook
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Information Card Series: Rights and the Rome Statute
Introduction to the International Criminal Court
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Victims’ Participation
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Victims and Witnesses, Support and Protection
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Trust Fund for Victims
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Postcard – The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and the ICC
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War Crimes
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Crimes Against Humanity
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Gender Integration in the Rome Statute
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Provisions for Victims and Witnesses in the ICC
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Background Papers

Articles

Gender, ethics and the discretion not to prosecute in the ‘interests of justice’ under the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court
Tina Dolgopol
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The Definition of “Gender” in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Step Forward or Back for International Criminal Justice?
Valerie Oosterveld
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Jurisdictional Basis of Using International Human Rights Law
Justice Nazhat Shameem
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Ending Impunity for Gender Crimes Under the International Criminal Court
Barbara Bedont, Katherine Hall Martinez
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Prosecuting Wartime Rape and Other Gender Related Crimes: Extraordinary Advances, Enduring Obstacles
Kelly D. Askin
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Affecting the Rules for the Prosecution of Rape and Other Gender Based Violence Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: A Feminist Proposal and Critique
Jennifer Green, Rhonda Copelon, Patrick Cotter
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Gender Crimes as War Crimes: Integrating Crimes Against Women into International Criminal Law
Rhonda Copelon
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