Course Title: Gender and Transitional Justice
Academic Institution: The Hebrew University, Faculty of Law
Academic Year: 2013-2014, second semester course
Lecturer: Att Hayley Galgut
Assessment: 1 written assignment in English. Topic to be agreed with the
lecturer.
Course Outline:
This course examines the gendered dynamics of conflict and its
transformation. Gendered aspects of transitional justice will be engaged with
holistically and located within their broader context as one of a spectrum of
complementary inter-disciplinary and multi-sectoral initiatives employed to
advance gender justice both during and in the aftermath of conflict.
Students will attend weekly seminars in which key themes will be explored
and approaches critically appraised.
Useful Websites include:
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http://www.unwomen.org/publications/un-women-sourcebook-onwomen-peace-and-security/
The International Journal of Transitional Justice: ijtj.oxfordjournals.org
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International Centre for Transitional Justice: http://www.ictj.org
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Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster:
http://www.transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk/
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http://www.truthcommission.org/factor.php?fid=2&lang=en
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The Centre For The Study of Violence and Reconciliation:
www.csvr.org.za
Centre For Conflict Resolution: www.ccr.org.za
Institute For Justice and Reconciliation: www.ijr.org.za
The African Transitional Justice Network:
www.transitionaljutsice.org.za
Centre For Restorative Justice and Peace-building: www.rjp.umn.edu
The United States Institute of Peace: http://www.usip.org/issue-areas
Justice in Perspective – www.justiceinperspective.org.za
Redress: http://www.redress.org/
Impunity Watch: www.impunitywatch.org
Women’s Advocacy project – An Initiative of the Justice and
Reconciliation Project: www.justiceandreconciliation.com
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the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity UN Database
the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Legislative Database.
Seminar Schedule:
Seminar 1:
Introduction to Gender and Transitional Justice
Essential Readings:
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Bell C & O’Rouke C, ‘Does Feminism Need a Theory of
Transitional Justice?’ (2007) 1 The International Journal of
Transitional Justice 23
Valji N, A Window of Opportunity? Making Transitional
Justice Work For Women (United Nations Development
Fund For Women (2012) available at:
http://www.unwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/06BMaking-Transitional-Justice-Work-for-Women.pdf
Teitel R, Transitional Justice Genealogy 16 Harv. Hum. Rts.
J. 69 (2003)
Arriola E, ‘Gendered Inequality’ in Part IX Gay, Lesbian,
Queer Issues of Delgardo & Stefanic (Eds), Critical Race
Theory, The Cutting Edge at 321
Additional Readings:
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Seminar 2
The Convention on the Elimination of Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Resolution Adopted by the Human Rights Council, 18/7,
Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice,
Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence, 13
October 2011.
Gender and Peace-making:
Screening of Documentary: Pray the Devil Back to Hell (72
minutes)
Essential readings:
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McWilliams M and Kilmurray A, ‘Challenging the Status
Quo: The Role of Women in the Northern Ireland Peace
Process’ (2011) 2 Solutions 32 available at:
http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/893
Ni Aolin F and Rooney E, ‘Under-Enforcement and
Intersectionality: Gendered Aspects of Transition For
Women’ (2007) 1 International Journal of transitional
Justice 353
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Seminar 3:
Davis AN, Intersectionality and International Law:
Recognizing Complex Identities on the Global Stage, 4
(2013)
Ni Aolain F, Exploring a Feminist Theory of Harm in the
Context of Conflicted and Post-Conflict Societies, 35
Queens L.J. 219, 223 (2009-2010)
The LGBT Community and Peace Corps (2011) website
www.lgbrpcv.org
Gender and Truth-Seeking
Essential Readings:
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Vasuki N, ‘Truth Commissions and Gender: Principles,
Policies, and Procedures’ ICTJ, July 2006:
http://www.ictj.org/static/Gender/GendHandbook.eng.pdf
Ni Aolain F and Turner C, ‘Gender, Truth and Transition’
UCLA Women's Law Journal, 16, 2007, 229
Meintjies S, 'Gender and Truth and Reconciliation
Commissions: Comparative Reflections' in Pillay S et al
(eds) Peace Versus Justice The Dilemma of Transitional
Justice in Africa (2009) at 96
Additional Readings:
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Seminar 4:
UN Human Rights Commission, Resolution No.
2005/66, ‘The Right to Truth’
Hayner P, ‘The 5 Strongest Truth Commissions’ in
Unspeakable Truths: Transitional Justice and the
Challenge of Truth Commissions, Routledge (2011)
pp27-44
Gender and Truth-seeking continued
Essential readings:
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Foundation for the Future and International Centre for
Transitional Justice, Morocco: Gender and Transitional
Justice Process. September 2011
Meintjies S, ‘Gendered Truth? Legacies from the South
African Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ African
Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol 9, No 2 (2009) 101
Additional Readings:
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Seminar 5:
TRC, ‘Special Hearings: Women’ in the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report, vol
4, ch 10, available on the TRC website;
Meintjies S, 'Gender and Truth and Reconciliation
Commissions: Comparative Reflections' in Pillay S et
al (eds) Peace Versus Justice The Dilemma of
Transitional Justice in Africa (2009) at 96
Screening of Death and the Maiden (103 minutes)
Discussion
Essential Readings:
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Seminar 6:
deGrieff P, The Role of Apologies in National
Reconciliation Processes: On Making Trustworthy
Institutions Trusted (2008)
Bickford L, ‘Unofficial Truth Projects’ Human Rights
Quarterly, 29 (2007) 994-1035
Gender and Criminal Justice
Essential readings:
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Ni Aloain F, ‘Emerging Paradigm of rationality: Exploring
a Feminist Theory of Harm in the Context of Conflicted
and Post-Conflict Societies’, 35 Queen’s L.J. 219 (2009)
 Radacic I, The Boundaies of Women’s International Law:
Are Women Finally Within?
 De Londras, ‘Sexual Violence before the ICTY and ICTR’
in Fineman M (ed) Feminist Legal Theory: Transcending
the Boundaries of Law (Routledge 2010)
 MacKinnon, C.A., Rape, Genocide and Women’s Human
Rights, 17 Harv.Women's L.J. 5, 12 (1994)
 The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court:
http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/ADD16852-AEE9-4757ABE7-9CDC7CF02886/283503/RomeStatutEng1.pdf
 Redress, ‘Torture and the Rights of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Persons in Peru, Alternative
Report submitted to the Committee Against Torture
(2012)
Additional Readings:
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Nowrojee B, ‘Your Justice Is Too Slow: Will The ICTR
Fail Rwanda’s Rape Victims?’ United Nations Research
Institute for Social Development (2005)
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Seminar 7:
Hogg N, ‘Women’s Participation in the Rwandan
Genocide: Mothers or Monsters?’ International Review of
the Red Cross Vol 92 No. 877 (March 2010)
Quenivet N, Sexual Offenses in Armed Conflict &
International Law, 1 (2005)
Gender and Criminal Justice (continued)
Essential Readings:
 ICC Gender Report Card 2012:
http://www.iccwomen.org/documents/Gender-ReportCard-on-the-ICC-2012.pdf
 Chinkin C, ‘Women's International Tribunal on Japanese
Military Sexual Slavery”, The American Journal of
International Law, Vol. 95, No. 2 (Apr., 2001), pp. 335341
 Sadat LN, ‘Avoiding the Creation of a Gender Ghetto in
International Criminal Law’ (2011) 11 International
Criminal Law Review 655
Case Law Includes:
Seminar 8:
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Prosecutor v Akayesu, Case ICTR-96-4-T, Judgment 2
September 1998
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Gacumbitsi v Prosecutor, Case No. ICTR 2001-64-A,
Appeals Chamber (2006)
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Prosecutor v Charles Taylor Case No. SCSL-03-01-T
(2012) pp149-157, 338-444, 2405-32
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Prosecutor v Delalic et al, Case IT-96-21-T, Judgement of
18 November 1998
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Prosecutor v Furundzija, Case IT-95-17/1-T, Judgment
10 December 1998
UN Security Council Resolutions and Women – An Action Plan
for Israel
Essential Readings:
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United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000),
1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010)
‘What The Women Say: A Case Study Assessment’ The
International Civil Society Action Network and the MIT
Center for International Studies (2010)
Swaine A, ‘Assessing The Potential of National Action
Plans To Advance The Implementation of UN Res. 1325’,
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Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol 12 –
2009-pp403-433
Julie Guillerot ‘Women in the Post Conflict Process:
Reviewing The Impact of Recent UN Actions in Achieving
Gender Centrality’ (2012) Santa Clara Law Review
Scanlon H, ‘Militarization, Gender and Transitional
Justice in Africa’ in Feminist Africa 10: Militarism, Conflict
and Women’s Activism (African Gender Institute, August
2008) pp31-48
Additional readings:
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Seminar 9:
Campbell-Nelson K, ‘Liberia is Not Just a Man Thing:
Transitional Justice Lessons for Women, Peace and
Security’, International Center for Transitional Justice
(2008)
UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
(2012)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
(2009) ‘Concept Note: general Discussion on the
Protection of Women’s Human Rights in Conflict and
Post-Conflict Contexts’, available at:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/GRCon
ceptNote.pdf
UN Outcome Report: Consultation on Promoting Gender
Equality in recovery and Peace-building Planning and
Financing, Monitoring and Accountability for he Report of
the secretary general on Post-Conflict Peace-building and
early Recovery (28 January 2009)
Ni Aolain F et al, On The Frontlines: Gender, War and the
Post-Conflict Process (OUP 2011)
Women and Peace-building in Africa, The Center for
Conflict Resolution, Seminar Report ((2005)
Scanlon H and Muddell K, Gender and Transitional
Justice in Africa: progress and Prospects, ICTJ Report,
(2010)
Women peace and security: www.inclusivesecurity.org
Gender and Reparations
Essential Readings:
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Rubio-Marin R (ed) ‘Gender and Reparations: Setting the
Agenda’ in What happened to The Women? Gender and
Reparations For Human Rights Violations (2006) pp21 – 47
Ruth Rubio-Marin, Gender and Post Conflict Transitional
Justice: Reparations for Conflict-Related Sexual and
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reproductive Violence: A Decalogue, in 19 Wm. & Mary J. of
Women & L. 69 (2012)
King J, ‘Gender and Reparations in Sierra Leone: The
Wounds of War Remain Open’ in R Rubio-Marin (ed) What
happened to The Women? Gender and Reparations For
Human Rights Violations (2006) pp247-283
Wandita G et al ‘Learning to Engender Reparations in Timor
Leste: Reaching Out to Female Victims’ R Rubio-Marin (ed)
What happened to The Women? Gender and Reparations
For Human Rights Violations (2006) pp285-322
Guillerot J, Morocco, Gender and The Transitional Justice
Process, International center for Transitional Justice (2011)
Organization for Refugee Asylum and Migration, ‘Blind
Alleys, The Unseen Struggles of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Intersex Urban Refugees in Mexico,
Uganda and South Africa, PART I, Guidance for NGOs,
Governments, UNHCR & Program Funders (2013)
Additional Readings:
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UN General Assembly Resolution 60/147 ‘Basic
Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a remedy and
Reparations for Victims of Gross Violations of
International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of
International Humanitarian Law’ (2005)
Report of the independent expert to update the Set of
Principles to Combat Impunity, Addendum Updated Set
of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human
Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity, U.N.
Commission on Human Rights, E/CN.4/2005/102/Add.1,
Feb. 8, 2005
Nairobi Principles on Women and Girls’ Right to a
Remedy and Reparation
‘International and Domestic Reparations Frameworks’ In
Redress Report, Justice Fort Victims: The ICC’s
Reparations Mandate (2011) pp5-14 at:
http://www.redress.org/downloads/publications/REDRES
S_ICC_Reparations_May2011.pdf
Rubio-Marin R (ed) The Gender of Reparations:
Unsettling Sexual Hierarchies While Redressing Human
Rights Violations (CUP 2009)
Rubio-Marin R, Gender and Post Conflict Transitional
Justice: Reparations for Conflict-Related Sexual and
reproductive Violence: A Decalogue 19 Wm. & Mary J. of
Women & L. 69 (2012)
Margarrell L, ‘Reparations in Theory and Practice’ ICTJ
Reparative Justice Series (2007)
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Hayner P, ‘Truth and Reparations’ in Unspeakable
Truths: Transitional Justice and the Challenge of Truth
Commissions, Routledge (2011) pp163-181
de Grieff P (ed) The Handbook of Reparations, Oxford
University Press (2006)
Redress, Implementing Victims’ Rights: A Handbook on
the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a
Remedy and Reparation (2006)
Bornkamm PC, ‘Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts: Between
Retribution and Reparation’ Oxford University Press
(2012)
The Rabat Report, The Concept and Challenges of
Collective Reparations, February (2009)
WCLAC Palestinian Shadow Report to the CEDAW
Committee (2011)
Sostaric M, ‘War Victims and Gender Sensitive Truth,
Justice, Reparations and Non-Recurrence in Bosnia and
Herzegovina’ Impunity Watch Perspectives Series:
Research Paper (2012)
Key International and Regional Reparations Case Law:
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Available at: http://www.redress.org/key-cases/keycases
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Seminar 10: Anticipatory Justice - The Role of Civil Society and Grassroots
Initiatives in Gendered Transitional Justice
Screening of Documentary: ‘To See if I’m Smiling’ (59mnins)
Essential Readings:
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Rangelov I and Teitel R, Global Civil Society
2011:Globality and the Absence of Justice (Global Civil
Society Yearbook) Palgrave Macmillan, ch 13 at at 170
Dudai R, ‘Deviant Commemorations: Civil Society and
Dealing with the Past in Active Conflicts’, Paper
presented at the Potential Role of Transitional Justice in
Active Conflicts Conference, 2011
Additional Readings:
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Dudai R, ‘A Model For Dealing With The Past in the
Israeli-Palestinian Context’ IJTJ (2007) 1 (2) 249-267
Dudai R and Cohen H, ‘Dealing with the Past when the
Conflict is Still Present: Civil Society Truth-Seeking
Initiatives in Israel-Palestine Conflict’ in Localizing
Transitional Justice (2010)
Kahanoff M, Salem W, Nasrallah R and Neuman Y,
UNESCO Civil Societies in Dialogue Programme Report
Entitled: The Evaluation of Cooperation Between
Palestinian and Israeli NGOs: An Assessment (2007)
Dudai R, A TRC for Israel/Palestine? Exploring
Transitional Justice Concepts in the Middle East (2005)
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Seminar 11: The Role of Civil Society in Gendered Transitional Justice
(continued)
Screening of Documentary: Two-Sided Story (75minutes)
Essential Readings:
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Wing, ‘A Truth and Reconciliation Commission for
Palestine/Israel: Healing Spirit Injuries?’ Transnat'l l. &
Contemp. Probs. vol. 17 (2008)
Additional Readings:
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Saragusti A, Limor G and Haghagh N, ‘Women
Confronting Peace: Voices From Israel’ International
Women’s Commission for a Just and Sustainable IsraeliPalestinian Peace (2009)
Seminar 12: Gendered Silences, Healing, Reconciliation, Apologies and
Forgiveness and Identity Politics in Transition
Essential Readings:
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Halpern J and Weinstein H, Rehumanizing the Other:
Empathy and Reconciliation (2004)
Grunebaum H, ‘Talking to Ourselves “Among the
Innocent Dead”: On Reconciliation, Forgiveness, and
Mourning’, PMLA 117 (2): 2002. pp. 306-310
Motsemme N, ‘The Meaning in Silence’ Rhodes
Journalism Review, vol 24, 2004
Motsemme N, ‘The Mute Always Speak: On Women’s
Silences at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’,
Current Sociology, 52, 5, 2004
Gross A, LGBT Community Rights, Identity Politics and
Israel (2013) – text in Hebrew
Additional Readings:
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Valji N, ‘Gender Justice and Reconciliation’, Dialogue on
Globalisation Occasional Paper (2007)
 Palmary I, Engendering Wartime Conflict: Women and
Wartime Trauma, Centre For The Study of Violence and
Reconciliation ( 2005)
Seminar 13: Critical Reflections, Final Paper Discussions, Evaluation and
Closure