In this article the author explores the
development in international law of crimes of
gender-based violence, noting both its
progress and its continued limitations.
Turano focuses on the ability of transitional
justice mechanisms, specifically, criminal
prosecutions and truth commissions, to
adequately redress harms experienced by women
during times of conflict. She argues that
while much progress has been made in
prosecuting gender based crimes at the ICTY
and the ICTR, a focus on crimes of sexual
violence towards women ignores many other