Open AccessThe Rise and fall of a New Type of Crime against Humanity: the Crime against Humanity of Forced Marriage
Author(s) -
María Torres Pérez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of law and criminal justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-2674
pISSN - 2374-2682
DOI - 10.15640/jlcj.v3n2a3
Subject(s) - humanity , sierra leone , crimes against humanity , forced marriage , special court , law , criminal court , criminology , political science , international law , sociology , war crime , socioeconomics
The practice of forced marriage rose as a new crime against humanity in the case law of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, but it has had a short and contentious life, being abandoned after a few years by other international criminal tribunals. This paper is devoted to the study of the international case law established by the international criminal tribunals -Special Court for Sierra Leone, and International Criminal Courtthat have heard cases where allegations of force marriage have been raised up.
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