Teaching about sexual violence as part of mass atrocity crimes: Model International Criminal Court non-formal educational program

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1 Project website: https://www.model-icc.org/

2 Project website: http://www.miccweb.org/

3 Project website: https://www.teachjustnow.eu/

4 Positive Youth Development approaches seek to promote bonding, foster resilience, promote social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and moral competences, foster self-determination, self-efficacy, clear and positive identity and belief in the future, as well as prosocial norms. For more information, see: Catalano et al. (2004).

5 International Criminal Court official website: https://www.icc-cpi.int/

6 Kreisau-Initiative e.V. official website: http://www.kreisau.de

7 Foundation Krzyzowa official website: http://www.kryzowa.org.pl

8 Even though the acronym ‘WeB’ stands for ‘Western Balkans’, there is more to that denomination. Web, in itself, is a well-known word in all of the Balkan languages, thanks to the rise of Facebook generation and adoption of English terms both in colloquial, but also standard use. As a word that describes connection, network, (information) exchange, and an intricate structure, web is a superb one-word description of what MICC WeB aims to do—establish personal & close connection between the young adults of a lost Balkan generation, young people who grew up with a legacy of the conflict that tore Yugoslavia apart—without being given adequate assistance in understanding the war or its repercussions.

9 The short film is available on YouTube, at: https://youtu.be/YsApJ4J5tJ0 (Accessed: September 22, 2020).

10 Personal experience recounted multiple times during the regular ICTY lecture as part of the MICC WeB session.

11 While the planning and the timeline of the MICC WeB sessions remains uncertain due to the persisting and uncertain effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, funding was secured to organize two new MICC WeB sessions in 2021, where it is planned that we would implement these newly developed cases.

12 See the ICTY case files on Dragoljub Kunarac indictement, case sheet, witness testimonies, verdict, available at: https://www.icty.org/en/case/kunarac (Accessed: September 30, 2020).

13 For more information about the association ''Forgotten Children of War'', see the organization's official website http://zdr.org.ba/, or interview with one of its founders: https://balkandiskurs.com/en/2019/01/25/wars-forgotten-children/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).

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Maja Nenadovic

Dr. Maja Nenadovic is a Monitoring-Evaluation-Learning consultant, debate coach, researcher, critical pedagogy practitioner and human rights education specialist with experience in working in 40+ countries worldwide. She is the Secretary General of the International Association for Intercultural Education and holds a PhD in European Studies from the University of Amsterdam.

Kerim Somun

Kerim Somun is a non-formal education professional in the fields of (historical) human rights and civic education, as well as experienced organizer, project coordinator and manager of national, regional, and international (youth) cooperation projects. He is a program manager at the Kreisau Initiative e.V. in Germany.