Category Archives: Gender

Two years ago, Canada and its allies moved to bring Afghanistan to the ICJ over persecution of women and girls. Now what?

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Mark Kersten

The following was written by Fatema D. Ahmadi, an Afghan human rights practitioner and researcher and a consultant for the Afghanistan ICJ-CEDAW initiative at Rawadari, and Mark Kersten the founder of JiC. A version of it first appeared in the … Continue reading →

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After One Year, We Can Fully See the Gendered Costs of the Ukraine War

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Mark Kersten

Gwen Battis joins JiC for this guest post on the gendered costs of Russia’s invasion and the war in Ukraine. Gwen is a graduate student at the University of Denver studying International and Intercultural Communication. It has been one year since … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes against humanity, Gender, Russia, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Ukraine, War crimes | 1 Comment

Writing the Jurisprudence of Gender-Based Persecution: Al Hassan on Trial at the ICC

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Mark Kersten

Georgiana Epure joins JiC for this guest post on the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud and the prospects of adjudicating gender-based persecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Georgiana is a fellow at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, Gender, Guest Posts, Mali, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Sexual Violence | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Intersex, Outcast – The Limits of Gender at the International Criminal Court

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Mark Kersten

Laura Nacyte joins JiC for this post on the limited conceptualization of gender in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Laura is an MSc graduate of Global Security from the University of Glasgow where she wrote the dissertation … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Guest Posts, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Rome Statute | 3 Comments

Prosecuting Sexual Violence – Some Steps Forward, But Still a Long Way to Go

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Viviane Dittrich joins JiC for this guest-post on the recent record of international tribunals in prosecuting sexual violence. Viviane is completing her PhD at the London School of Economics where her work focuses on the international criminal tribunals, their institutional development … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Guest Posts, ICTY, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Sexual Violence | Tagged | 1 Comment

Healing Wounds, Fostering Change: Reparations for Women Victims of International Crimes

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Noemi Manco joins JiC for this timely post on reparations for women in post-conflict societies. Noemi is a legal advisor for migrants and asylum seekers in France. She has also worked for Amnesty International in Switzerland and Redress in London.  Well-crafted … Continue reading →

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