Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada

In the case of the Rohingya, crucial elements of justice include recognition of the group as well as inclusion of the perspectives of the victims, particularly women. [...] Another participant raised the point that the scope of interventions under Article 63 of the Statute of the ICJ are limited to questions related to the construction (interpretation) of the Genocide Convention, and raised the possibility of intervention by other countries, such as Canada and The Netherlands, under Article 62, which might allow for a broader scope of intervention not only on the int. [...] Also see the full decision at International Criminal Court, Situation in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Decision Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute on the Authorisation of an Investigation into the Situation in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar, ICC-01/19-27, 14 November 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber III, Decision, availab. [...] See the PTC’s Decision Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute on the Authorisation of an Investigation into the Situation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar, available at . [...] So, the perpetrators of genocide rely on the gender dimensions of the group: the roles assigned socially to women and men, the cultural attitudes and gender stereotypes within the targeted group, as well as those of the perpetrator.