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Voicing the Silent War Crime: Prosecuting Sexual Violence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Mitchell, David Scott
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146448301

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2006, Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, College of Arts and Sciences - English.
What is the potential for expanding international women’s human rights in the wake of armed conflict? How can the domestic enforcement of international criminal law, through the use of hybrid tribunals, contribute to establishing gender-specific provisions in the judiciary of post-conflict states? The Special Court for Sierra Leone provides a unique empirical basis for evaluating the dialogue between international and domestic law and culture, with regard to women's rights. This Article seeks to address the need to progressively develop women's rights, and to do so in a manner that is consistent with both universal international human rights norms and local cultural differences. It is particularly concerned with the successes and failures of hybrid courts in facilitating gender justice in post-conflict environments. Specifically, this Article will examine the potential of the SCSL to offer substantive and normative post-conflict progress in the development and application of gender provisions aimed at addressing the silent war crime of sexual violence.
John Forren (Advisor)
92 p.
International Criminal Law; Sexual Violence; Rape; War Crimes; Crimes Against Humanity; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone

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  • Mitchell, D. S. (2006). Voicing the Silent War Crime: Prosecuting Sexual Violence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone [Undergraduate thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146448301

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mitchell, David. Voicing the Silent War Crime: Prosecuting Sexual Violence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. 2006. Miami University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146448301.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mitchell, David. "Voicing the Silent War Crime: Prosecuting Sexual Violence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone." Undergraduate thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146448301

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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