PJI knows that our local colleagues investigating and prosecuting grave crimes need access to the tools international practitioners regularly use, and in their own language. While every country’s needs are different, we provide some of the most universal, important, and useful tools on this page.

Victim Rights


Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law

The International Criminal Court

The Rome Statute (Treaty establishing the International Criminal Court)
Elements of Crimes at the International Criminal Court

International Treaties

Convention on Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crimes of Genocide
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Investigation Resources

International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, 2nd Edition
The Torture Reporting Handbook, 2nd Edition

The Global Code of Conduct for Gathering and Using Information about Systematic and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (the Murad Code)

Additional Resources

UN SRSG SVC Model Legislative Provisions and Legislative Guidance on the Investigation and Prosecution of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence