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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gahima, Gerald, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War crime trials--Rwanda.

War crime trials.

Transitional justice--Rwanda.

Transitional justice.

Gacaca justice system--Rwanda.

Gacaca justice system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-11853-1

0-203-07515-3

1-299-16067-0

1-135-11854-X

9780203075159

OCLC:

829461213