Prosecuting Islamic State Members for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Committed Against Yazidi Women and Girls

Authors

• Samantha Hechler, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the systematic sexual enslavement and gender-based violence perpetrated by ISIS against Yazidi women and girls, emphasizing the legal and jurisdictional challenges in prosecuting these crimes under international law. It argues that while the International Criminal Court (ICC) lacks jurisdiction over Iraq and Syria, alternative mechanisms such as ad hoc tribunals, hybrid courts, or prosecutions in foreign national courts offer feasible pathways to justice for the victims

Disciplines

Law | Law and Gender | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Samantha Hechler, Prosecuting Islamic State Members for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Committed Against Yazidi Women and Girls, 25 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 595 (2017).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol25/iss3/8