Dusting Off the Law Books on the Crime of Gender Persecution (May 30, 2023)

Just Security Online Forum on Gender Persecution Policy Series

The first in a series on the ICC’s Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution, this post discusses the significant gap in the development of international criminal jurisprudence on gender persecution and how it led to the drafting of a gender persecution policy paper that was developed through an extensive year-long consultative process engaging governments, experts, civil society, affected communities and survivors.