Shoshana Levy

Expertise

01

Investigating and documenting mass atrocities

Developing investigation plans, victim-centred and trauma-informed witness interviews, credibility assessment, open-source investigation (OSINT) and document analysis, analysis of modus operandi, mapping systems of violence and chains of responsibility, legal characterisation under national and international law, building evidentiary case files and drafting reports, designing and implementing litigation strategies.

02

Transitional and restorative justice

Designing, implementing and evaluating mechanisms for truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, meaningful participation of victims and affected communities, acknowledgement-of-responsibility proceedings, design and monitoring of restorative sanctions, individual, collective and symbolic reparations, advice to courts and specialised commissions.

03

Sexual and gender-based violence

Documenting and analysing sexual and gender-based violence, whether systemic or conflict-related, trauma-informed interviews of victims and witnesses that respect informed consent, identifying gender-based patterns of harm, analysing the differentiated impact of crimes, integrating a gender perspective at every stage of investigation and proceedings, legal characterisation of such violence under national and international law, and supporting victims towards acknowledgement and reparation.

04

Training

Designing and delivering training in international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international justice, transitional and restorative justice, investigation techniques and litigation strategy for judges, prosecutors, investigators, lawyers, NGOs, practitioners and students: tailored modules, case studies and simulations, trauma-informed interviewing workshops, university and professional-school teaching.

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Hebrew (intermediate)
PartnersInternational organisations, national and international courts, truth commissions, NGOs, victims' associations, law firms, diplomatic missions, practitioners and students.