THE RECOGNITION OF GENDER APARTHEID AS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY UNDER THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Abstract

This article examines in detail the history of such an international crime as apartheid, the emergence and problem of recognizing gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the impact of this discrimination on the lives of millions of women around the world, provides international instruments for regulating women's rights, as well as the arguments and opinions of experts in this field regarding the recognition of any kind of apartheid as an international crime.