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This paper defines sexual and gender violence in the context of conflict and explores its inclusion as a crime as defined by the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It analyzes the efficacy of the ICC in achieving justice and delineates the actual and symbolic implications of including gender in the Rome Statute and in reframing sexual violence as an international war crime.The author explores whether there really is a role for the ICC in preventing sexual violence and proposes next steps.