Prosecuting Conflict-related Sexual Violence at the International Criminal Court

Author(s): Ashley Dallman
Publisher(s): Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden
Date of publication: May 2009
Issue number: 1
Pages: 16
Series: SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security

Description: This paper defines sexual and gender violence in the context of conflict and explores its inclusion as a crime as defined by the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It analyzes the efficacy of the ICC in achieving justice and delineates the actual and symbolic implications of including gender in the Rome Statute and in reframing sexual violence as an international war crime.The author explores whether there really is a role for the ICC in preventing sexual violence and proposes next steps.

General note: © 2009 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

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