A Liberian, based in the Netherlands, has written a book on International Criminal Law. The book, Linking High-level Accused to Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in International Criminal Law, is available on Amazon and other major platforms. Dr. Sylvester Sammie ((Ph.D.) graduated from the University of Groningen’s Graduate School of Law in Groningen, the Netherlands last November 2021 earning a doctorate degree in International Criminal Law. 100 individual cases from the ICTY, ICTR, and ICC are examined and revealed that in most cases there were sufficient pieces of evidence to prove that sexual gender-based crimes were committed. On how he thinks his book will help solve sexual gender-based crimes in Liberia, he answered: “NGOs and CSOs may use this book as an advocacy tool for their work in the effort to address sexual gender-based crimes in Liberia.

Source: Daily Observer June 08, 2022 17:43 UTC