This article discusses the implications of
gender-based crimes as secondary offences.
The author canvasses the history of
gender-based crimes in international law
and highlights positive developments made
by international criminal tribunals and
the Office of the Prosecutor at the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
Although the Rome Statute has recognized
gender-based crimes as war crimes and
crimes against humanity, and included a
gender mandate within ICC structures and
procedures, gender-based crimes remain
under-investigated and under-prosecuted.