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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815985903321

Autore

Gahima Gerald

Titolo

Transitional justice in Rwanda : accountability for atrocity / / Gerald Gahima

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-11853-1

0-203-07515-3

1-299-16067-0

1-135-11854-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Disciplina

341.6/90967571

Soggetti

War crime trials - Rwanda

Transitional justice - Rwanda

Gacaca justice system - Rwanda

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theoretical framework of transitional justice -- A decade of atrocities -- Accountability for mass atrocity challenges choices and goals of transitional justice in rwanda -- Accountability, justice and the role of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda -- National prosecutions -- Seeking alternative accountability mechanisms -- Trials based on universal jurisdiction -- Untold story, unfinished business - confronting the crimes of the victors -- Assessing the impact and legacy of Rwanda's processes of accountability for atrocity -- Tentative lessons from Rwanda's mechanisms of accountability for atrocity -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Accountability for Atrocity comprehensively analyzes the full range of the transitional justice processes undertaken for the Rwandan genocide. Drawing on the author's extensive professional experience as the principal justice policy maker and the leading law enforcement officer in Rwanda from 1996-2003, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social, political and legal challenges faced by Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide and the aspirations and legacy of transitional justice. The



book explores the role played by the accountability proce