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Book SynopsisAlthough sexual violence directed at both females and males is a reality in many on-going conflicts throughout the world today, accountability for the perpetrators of such violence remains the exception rather than the rule. While awareness of the problem is growing, more effective approaches are urgently needed for the investigation and prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence crimes. Upon its establishment in 1993, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) began the challenging task of prosecuting the perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence crimes, alongside the many other atrocities committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. This book documents the experiences, achievements, challenges, and fundamental insights of the OTP in prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence crimes at the ICTY over the past two decades. It draws on an extensive dossier of OTP documentation, court filings, trial
Trade ReviewSignificant work and a unique record that provides a thorough elucidation of strategies executed by the OTP in investigating and prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence, committed during the 1990s Yugoslav civil war and which contributed to the development of the international criminal jurisprudence. * Dr. Hilmi M. Zawati, Journal of International Criminal Justice *
In sum, this is a significant work and a unique record that provides a thorough elucidation of strategies executed by the OTP in investigating and prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence, committed during the 199s Yugoslav civil war and which contributed to the development of the international criminal jurisprudence. Although this book is mainly directed to national and international criminal justice actors, primarily investigators and prosecutors of conflict-related sexual violence, it is also an indispensable source for lawyers, judges, human rights activists and academics researching these crimes. * Hilmi M. Zawati, Journal of International Criminal Justice *
Table of Contents1. Overview ; 2. The emergence of international concern regarding conflict-related sexual violence in the lead-up to establishing the ICTY ; 3. Challenges to Successful outcomes in Sexual Violence Cases ; 4. Policies and Institutional Strategies for Successful Sexual Violence Prosecutions ; 5. Proving crimes of sexual violence ; 6. contextualising sexual violence and linking it to senior officials ; 7. Sentencing ; 8. The picture of sexual violence in the former Yugoslavia conflicts as reflected in ICTY cases ; 9. Using the OTP's Experience with Sexual Violence Prosecutions as a Springboard for Building National Capacity ; 10. Conclusion
