The contribution of the Rwanda Tribunal to the development of international law / by L.J. van den Herik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herik, Larissa van den.

Series:

Developments in international law ; v. 53.

Developments in international law, 0924-5332 ; v. 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Genocide)--Rwanda.

Trials (Genocide).

War crime trials--Rwanda.

War crime trials.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a thorough analysis of the establishment and the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Furthermore, it gives insight into how the Rwanda Tribunal has operated in practice during its first ten years and it examines the case law on the three major international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The author provides a balanced judgement of the contribution of the Rwanda Tribunal towards the development of international criminal law, emphasizing its strong points, in particular the case law on genocide, but also exposing its weaknesses in terms of legal reasoning. The author also demonstrates the inherent limits of the Rwanda Tribunal due to the political and social situation within Rwanda and due to its own Statute.

Contents:

List of ICTR Judgements,

Decisions and other documents,

List of ICTY Judgements,

Table of other Cases,

Table of Treaties,

List of United Nations Documents,

List of Abbreviations,

Introduction,

Aim of the research and statement of the problem, 2 Structure of the thesis, 3 Methodology,

I Historical and Political Context of the Events in Rwanda in 1994,

II The Establishment, Organisation and Jurisdiction of the ICTR,

III ICTR Case Law on Genocide,

IV ICTR Case Law on Crimes against Humanity,

V ICTR Case Law on War Crimes,

VI The Interrelationship between the Three Crimes,

VII Conclusions: Contributions, Challenges and Concerns,

Bibliography,

Index,

Appendices.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-300) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86881-3

9786610868810

90-474-0813-6

OCLC:

191952630

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047408130 DOI