The Role of Gender Persecution in the Al Hassan Judgment (June 27, 2024)

This blog post explores the Al Hassan case, where he was convicted of multiple serious crimes, including religious persecution but was acquitted of gender-based persecution. The judges agreed on the religious grounds but differed on gender persecution, with duress being a factor that excluded Al Hassan's responsibility for gender-related crimes. The author discusses why, although the decision to not convict on charges of gender persecution is disappointing, it was still groundbreaking, providing an analysis of the legal reasoning behind the judgement.