03552nam 2200757Ia 450 991045488640332120200520144314.01-134-00879-11-282-25645-997866122564550-203-88080-3(CKB)1000000000773628(EBL)446839(OCoLC)443273399(SSID)ssj0000131564(PQKBManifestationID)11137227(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131564(PQKBWorkID)10016842(PQKB)11729848(MiAaPQ)EBC446839(Au-PeEL)EBL446839(CaPaEBR)ebr10326751(CaONFJC)MIL225645(OCoLC)437143135(EXLCZ)99100000000077362820090327d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe courts of genocide[electronic resource] politics and the rule of law in Rwanda and Arusha /Nicholas A. JonesAbingdon, Oxon Routledge20091 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-68526-5 0-415-49070-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; 1 The Rwandan genocide and the judicial response; 2 A historical and conceptual framework for understanding justice in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide; 3 The Gacaca courts; 4 The Rwandan national judiciary; 5 The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; 6 International jurisprudence: definitions of the crimes and the key precedents; 7 Issues impacting the search for justice: witness protection, hearsay evidence, and plea bargaining; 8 Conclusions, predictions, and reflections; ReferencesAppendix 1IndexThe Courts of Genocide focuses on the judicial response to the genocide in Rwanda in order to address the search for justice following mass atrocities. The central concern of the book is how the politics of justice can get in the way of its administration. Considering both the ICTR (International Criminal tribunal for Rwanda), and all of the politics surrounding its work, and the Rwandan approach (the Gacaca courts and the national judiciary) and the politics that surround it, The Courts of Genocide addresses the relationship between these three 'courts' which, whilst orieInternational criminal courtsCriminal justice, Administration ofInternational cooperationPolitical questions and judicial powerGacaca justice systemGenocideRwandaCriminal courtsRwandaRestorative justiceRwandaRwandaHistoryCivil War, 1994AtrocitiesElectronic books.International criminal courts.Criminal justice, Administration ofInternational cooperation.Political questions and judicial power.Gacaca justice system.GenocideCriminal courtsRestorative justice345.67571/0251Jones Nicholas A.1968-945870MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454886403321The courts of genocide2136683UNINA