The integration of gender perspective in the prosecution of international crimes. Lessons to be drawn from the Sepur Zarco´s Case.
Author
Baldovi Navarro, Alejandra
Term
4. term
Publication year
2021
Abstract
This thesis examines how a gender perspective has been integrated into the prosecution of international crimes and what lessons can be drawn from Guatemala’s Sepur Zarco case. Using an inductive, narrative, and comparative approach, it assesses both normative developments and jurisprudence from the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court, and contrasts these with national prosecution in Sepur Zarco. Grounded in masculinities theory, the study explores gender relations in armed conflict and their influence on law and legal practice. It identifies advances (including recognition and detailed classification of sexual violence in international criminal law) alongside persistent gaps in international practice, such as inadequate attention to sexual violence and limited victim protection. Sepur Zarco is highlighted as a precedent-setting national example showing that gender-based international crimes can be prosecuted with a victim-centered approach that strengthens the rights to truth, justice, and reparation. On this basis, the thesis aims to distill lessons on reparations, victim protection, and evidentiary practices for application in the international system. Specific findings beyond these overarching points are not detailed in the provided excerpt.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan et kønsperspektiv er blevet integreret i retsforfølgelsen af internationale forbrydelser, og hvilke erfaringer der kan drages af den guatemalanske Sepur Zarco-sag. Med en induktiv, narrativ og komparativ tilgang analyseres både normative rammer og retspraksis fra de ad hoc-internationale domstole for det tidligere Jugoslavien og Rwanda samt Den Internationale Straffedomstol og sammenholdes med den nationale retsforfølgning i Sepur Zarco. Studiet er forankret i maskulinitetsteori til at belyse kønsrelationer i væbnet konflikt og i retssystemet. Afhandlingen identificerer fremskridt (bl.a. anerkendelse og typificering af seksualiseret vold i international strafferet) samt vedvarende mangler i den internationale praksis, herunder utilstrækkelig håndtering af seksualiseret vold og beskyttelse af ofre. Sepur Zarco fremhæves som et nationalt præcedensskabende eksempel på, at kønsbaserede internationale forbrydelser kan retsforfølges med et offercentreret fokus, der styrker retten til sandhed, retfærdighed og reparation. På den baggrund søger afhandlingen at udlede læringer om reparationer, beskyttelse af ofre og bevisførelse, som kan anvendes i det internationale system. Konkrete resultater udover disse hovedpointer er ikke detaljeret i det foreliggende uddrag.
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