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

• Autore: Gahima Gerald
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.6/90967571
• Soggetto topico: War crime trials - Rwanda; Transitional justice - Rwanda; Gacaca justice system - Rwanda
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Transitional justice in Rwanda
• ISBN: 1-135-11853-1; 0-203-07515-3; 1-299-16067-0; 1-135-11854-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786299403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II