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  1. 1. Forced Marriage – A “new” Crime Against Humanity?

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Amelia Möller Andréewitch; [2020]
    Nyckelord :public international law; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Forced marriage is one of the newest crimes to be tried as a crime against humanity before an international court. During the Sierra Leone civil war, victims of sexual violence were often referred to as ‘bush wives’ or ‘rebel wives’. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Immunity from arrest? - An analysis of obligations for State Parties to the Rome Statute to arrest and surrender a Head of State of a state not party to the Statute in a situation referred to the ICC pursuant to a UN Security Council resolution

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Maria Sandén; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Public international law; International criminal law; Immunity; Head of State immunity; Customary international law; Rome Statute; International Criminal Court; ICC; UN Security Council; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created as a compliment to domestic courts in the global fight against impunity. However, customary international law has afforded Heads of State with immunity from prosecution, even for serious international crimes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Post-Conflict Societies: The Role of Traditional Forms of Justice in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Författare :Pauline Dupuis; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Traditional Justice; Post-Conflict; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Fambul Tok; Postcolonial Theories of Law; Legal Pluralism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The prevalence of violent conflicts over the last few decades has left numerous countries in the need of thorough rebuilding; from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Somalia or Rwanda. In order to assist in the recovery of these post-conflict societies, various peacebuilding strategies and transitional justice mechanisms have been implemented by a range of different actors. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Dismantling the Notion of “Participate Actively in Hostilities” - A Gender Analysis of the Crime of Using Child Soldiers

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Kajsa Sturesson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Children used by military groups in armed conflicts are assigned to different roles and activities depending on their gender identities. In this thesis, therefore, the hypothesis put forward is that application and interpretation of the war crime of “using [children under the age of fifteen years] to participate actively in hostilities” (Articles 8(2)(b)(xxvi) and 8(2)(e)(vii) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and Article 4(c) of the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone) require a gender perspective to make effective the protection of all children in armed conflicts. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Forced Marriage : An International Crime

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Författare :Julia Nyander; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Forced Marriage; Armed Conflict; Sexual Violence; Gender-based Violence; Rome Statute; International Criminal Court; Special Court for Sierra Leone;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyzes the crime of forced marriage under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... LÄS MER