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- karen.kwok: Witnesses and the International Criminal Court: A Mutual Reliance In March 2014, German Katanga was acquitted for the crimes of rape and sexual slavery as crimes against humanity and as war crimes. During the pre-trial phase of the Katanga case, witness protection issues came up that jeopardized those charges from being brought. Prior to the confirmation of charges hearing, the OTP was forced to drop all sexual... (more)
- McElroy: Implications of the Challenge in Securing First Responder Evidence in Sexual and Gender Based Crimes: Significance of Command Liability Theory in Prosecutions by International Courts I. Introduction The ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) faces an important challenge with regard to its ability to effectively prosecute Sexual and Gender Based Crimes (SGBC): the achievement of efficient cooperation with first... (more)
- Jenevieve Discar: Evidentiary Standards for Sexual and Gender Based Crimes at the ICC, ICTY and ICTR I. Introduction In recent years, significant progress has been made in punishing the perpetrators of sexual and gender based crimes at an international level and securing justice and protection for victims. Particularly with the advent of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former... (more)
- John Litwin: Forget First Responders: The Office of the Prosecutor and Self-Sufficiency in Sexual and Gender Based Crimes Investigations I. Introduction In it’s draft “Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes” of February 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) illuminates many of the severe challenges unique to the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender based... (more)
- emilygiven: Sexual Slavery and Human Trafficking: Promising Targets for OTP Collaboration with First Responders and Prosecutions of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes I. Introduction In February of 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) released a Draft Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes, announcing that it “has elevated this issue to one of its... (more)
Comment on the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Question: “How can the ICC OTP secure better cooperation from first responders and those working on the ground with victims and survivors to assist in the investigation and prosecution of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV)?”
What about Sexual and Gender-Based Violence or other crimes committed by officers of International Organisations? ICC officers included of course. For instance sexual harassment is an interesting topic or power games with (former) staff members. Are female staff members safe from transgressions? If not, which steps can they take? The Law must apply to everyone. Fight impunity.