Women's Human Rights Net

The International Criminal Court: An Opportunity for Women

The inauguration of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to have a significant impact of the prosecution of gender-related crimes. This special issue discusses the importance and role of the ICC and the Court's first investigation into crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The issue goes on to discuss the range of sexual and gender crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC and reviews and summarizes the recent and relevant case-law pertaining to gender crimes.