Introduction: gendered war and peace -- Gendering international justice: progress and pitfalls at international criminal tribunals / Martha Walsh -- Truth and reconciliation commissions and gender justice / Alessandra Dal Secco -- "Your justice is too slow": will the international criminal...

One third of all women experience violence within their lifetime, most frequently perpetrated by their intimate partner (IPV). It impacts women’s sexual, reproductive, and mental health, and increases the risk of chronic disease. Ways to reduce IPV are less obvious, though. Especially in rural...

Using a new dataset, we investigate the determinants of violence against women in Africa. We focus on cultural factors arising from pre-colonial customs and find evidence consistent with two hypotheses. First, ancient socioeconomic conditions determine social norms about gender roles, family...