Sentences with phrase «rape as a crime against humanity»

If a prosecutor needs to know the means of proof required to successfully prosecute rape as a crime against humanity, or the recruitment of child solders as a war crime, they can, at the click of a button, view concise analysis of these requirements, as well as the exact paragraphs of previous international and national judgments.

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In Art. 5 (g) of the ICTY statute, rape is only established as a crime against humanity, not as a tool of genocide.76 Like other domestic and international forums, the ICTY is hindered by «legally institutionalized sex inequality,» 77 is easily manipulated by the historical denial of sexual and reproductive harm to women and is obligated to grant institutional deference to states.

Article 5 of the Statute lists rape as one of the crimes against humanity, when committed in armed conflict, whether international or internal in character, and when directed against any civilian population.

Further, rape in genocide must be understood to be what Andrea Dworkin coined as «gynocide;» the destruction of women as women, as a group or as members of the group.86 MacKinnon urges that grounds like ethnicity and sex be joined so that crimes against humanity like suttee, FGM, honor killings and rape perpetrated in rape / death camps can be defined as what they really are: «destructive acts against women «in part» on ethnic grounds combined with sex.»

Crimes against humanity, which can often be gendered — for example rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution and forced pregnancy — are not a component of treaty law, they are characterized as international customary law.