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Essay in a symposium on international statesman Max van der Stoel and his important contribution to promoting security and human rights. Adapted from the source document.

Part I – Introduction of Legal Doctrine: The Modalities of Victim Participation (Solange Mouthaan) -- A Brief Overview of the Crimes Prosecuted by the ICC, Defences to These Crimes, and the Scope of Liability for These Crimes (Sam Garkawe) -- Part II – Essential Advocacy Techniques; Advocacy Skills for the Victim Advocate: Understanding your Role and Responsibilities as Counsel for the Victim (George Hampel) -- Case Preparation and Analysis (George Hampel) -- Developing Legal Argument (George Hampel) -- Written Advocacy (George Hampel) -- Effective Court Room Communication (George Hampel) -- Making an Opening (George Hampel) -- Leading Evidence in Chief (George Hampel) -- Conducting Cross-Examination (George Hampel) -- Dealing with Expert Evidence (George Hampel) -- Part II Appendix 1: Summary of Advocacy Fundamentals and Specific Advocacy Tasks (Elizabeth King and The Australian Advocacy Institute) -- Part II Appendix 2: Advocacy Case Studies and Exercises (Elizabeth King and The Australian Advocacy Institute) -- Part III – Interdisciplinary Consideration: Representing Victims who have been Subject to Violent Sexual or Reproductive Crimes (Solange Mouthaan) -- Representing Victims Who Are Children (Francesca Capone) -- Post-conflict Mental Health and the Role of Transitional Justice (Alvin Kuowei Tay and Zachary Steel) -- Effective Communication in Multilingual Judicial Proceedings (Andrew Constable) -- Interview Melinda McPherson: Considerations of Gender in Representing Victims before the International Criminal Court -- Part IV – Resources: Interview Jens Dieckmann: Member of the List of Counsel who has appeared before the International Criminal Court as a Victim Advocate -- Entretien avec Jean-Louis Gilissen: les défis de la représentation des victimes de différentes cultures [Interview with Jean-Louis Gilissen: the challenges of representing victims of different cultures] -- Interview Paolina Massidda: Counsel of the Office of Public Counsel for the Victims (OPCV) -- Interview Fiona McKay: former Chief of the Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS) -- Interview with Milê Glamcevski: Vicarious Trauma and Self Care for the Victim Advocate -- Ensuring that Your Client Receives Adequate non-legal Professional Support Before, during and After the Court Process (Ronda Cress).

Conflict can be a primary driver of health inequalities, but its impact on the distribution of social determinants of health is not very well documented. Also, there is limited evidence on the most suitable approaches aiming at addressing health inequalities in post-conflict settings. Thus, we undertook a systematic review of the literature concerning the current knowledge and knowledge gaps about structural determinants of health inequalities and assessed the effects of approaches aimed at addressing health inequalities in post-conflict settings. We performed a systematic search in bibliographic databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, and PsycINFO for relevant publications, as well as institutional websites that are relevant to this topic. The search was initiated in March 2018 and ultimately updated in December 2020. No time or geographical restrictions were applied. The quality of each study included in this review was independently assessed using criteria developed by CASP to assess all study types. Sixty-two articles were deemed eligible for analysis. The key findings were captured by the most vulnerable population groups, including the civilian population, women, children, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and people with symptoms of mental illness. A considerable range of approaches has been used to address health inequalities in post-conflict settings. These approaches include those used to address structural determinants of health inequalities which are accountable for the association between poverty, education, and health inequalities, the association between human rights and health inequalities, and the association between health inequalities and healthcare utilization patterns. However, these approaches may not be the most applicable in this environment. Given the multifactorial characteristics of health inequalities, it is important to work with the beneficiaries in developing a multi-sector approach and a strategy targeting long-term impacts by decision-makers at various levels. When ...