CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Zeljko, Darija |
|---|---|
| Title | Gender Stereotyping in Cases of Sexual Violence: An Analysis of Regional Human Rights Courts and Croatia |
| Summary | This thesis explores an emerging issue of gender stereotyping in cases of sexual violence, with the emphasis on rape. One of the main aims of this research is to analyze to which extent the harmful gender-based stereotypes are still present when it comes to cases of sexual violence and what are the most effective ways of combating them. Topic is important since gender-based myths and stereotypes hinder women’s access to justice and in long term contribute to their re-victimization, especially in cases that are so delicate as rape. Research focuses on the practice and jurisprudence of the regional human rights bodies (namely, the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) in addressing and combating harmful gender-based stereotypes. The aim of this comparative analysis is to answer which regional actor went the furthest in addressing and contesting gender-based stereotypes in general, particularly those that are prevalent in rape cases. Also, establishing their ‘best practices’ is important because such practice can be useful to states which are not successful in fulfilling their international and regional obligations in this specific field. My personal contribution to this topic comprises of detailed and critical assessment of the de iure and de facto situation regarding sexual violence in Croatia. If analysis shows that there are some deficiencies in domestic (Croatian) legislation and/or institutional practice, then those international standards and developments can be used as useful guidance in order to eliminate them. |
| Supervisor | Mӧschel, Mathias |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/zeljko_darija.pdf |
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