Public International Law Perspectives on the Prosecution of Daesh Crimes Against Women And Girls [Recurso electrónico]PDF
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TextPublication details: European ParliamentDescription: 9 p. Recurso onlineSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: The perpetration of gender-based crimes by Daesh against women and girls has been widely
reported by competent international bodies1 as well as in the media, raising concern and
indignation amongst the public worldwide2
. From a legal perspective, the question is how to
address such crimes, and in particular how to prosecute their perpetrators.
On 13 October 2016, the European Parliament’s Committees on Legal Affairs (JURI) and on
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) held a joint hearing on ‘Public international law
perspectives on the prosecution of Daesh’s crimes against women and girls before
international jurisdictions’
3
. During the hearing, three experts were heard. The present
briefing builds on discussions held during the hearing, as well as on academic and judicial
developments in the field of international criminal law, with the aim of highlighting possible
avenues to ensure that sexual and gender-based crimes committed by Daesh do not remain
unpunished.
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The perpetration of gender-based crimes by Daesh against women and girls has been widely
reported by competent international bodies1 as well as in the media, raising concern and
indignation amongst the public worldwide2
. From a legal perspective, the question is how to
address such crimes, and in particular how to prosecute their perpetrators.
On 13 October 2016, the European Parliament’s Committees on Legal Affairs (JURI) and on
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) held a joint hearing on ‘Public international law
perspectives on the prosecution of Daesh’s crimes against women and girls before
international jurisdictions’
3
. During the hearing, three experts were heard. The present
briefing builds on discussions held during the hearing, as well as on academic and judicial
developments in the field of international criminal law, with the aim of highlighting possible
avenues to ensure that sexual and gender-based crimes committed by Daesh do not remain
unpunished.
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