The courts of genocide [[electronic resource] ] : politics and the rule of law in Rwanda and Arusha / / Nicholas A. Jones
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| Autore: |
Jones Nicholas A. <1968->
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| Titolo: |
The courts of genocide [[electronic resource] ] : politics and the rule of law in Rwanda and Arusha / / Nicholas A. Jones
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 345.67571/0251 |
| Soggetto topico: | International criminal courts |
| Criminal justice, Administration of - International cooperation | |
| Political questions and judicial power | |
| Gacaca justice system | |
| Genocide - Rwanda | |
| Criminal courts - Rwanda | |
| Restorative justice - Rwanda | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rwanda History Civil War, 1994 Atrocities |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; References |
| Appendix 1Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 orie |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The courts of genocide |
| ISBN: | 1-134-00879-1 |
| 1-282-25645-9 | |
| 9786612256455 | |
| 0-203-88080-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454886403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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