“…63 Franke similarly points out that the reduction of gendered harms to the sexual misrecognizes the crimes considered. 64 In the AFRC trial judgment, the result is that the gendered crime of forced marriage committed by the AFRC was not properly named and condemned as such, except in dissent by Justice Doherty.…”
Serious gender-based crimes were committed against women and girls during Sierra Leone's decade-long armed conflict. This article examines how the Special Court for Sierra Leone has approached these crimes in its first four judgments. The
“…63 Franke similarly points out that the reduction of gendered harms to the sexual misrecognizes the crimes considered. 64 In the AFRC trial judgment, the result is that the gendered crime of forced marriage committed by the AFRC was not properly named and condemned as such, except in dissent by Justice Doherty.…”
Serious gender-based crimes were committed against women and girls during Sierra Leone's decade-long armed conflict. This article examines how the Special Court for Sierra Leone has approached these crimes in its first four judgments. The
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