The Elgar companion to the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda / edited by Anne-Marie de Brouwer, Alette Smeulers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brouwer, Anne-Marie de, editor.

Smeulers, Alette, editor.

Series:

Elgar companions to international courts and tribunals.

Elgar Companions to International Courts and Tribunals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

"[This book is a] reference resource on this complex tribunal, established in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which closed its doors on 31 December 2015. [It] provides an insightful account of the workings and legacy of the ICTR in the field of international criminal justice. Surveying and analyzing the contributions from different disciplinary angles, the [book] is comprised of four comprehensive parts. It begins with a detailed account of the establishment of the ICTR, covering the setting up of the tribunal, its mandate, structure and personnel. The second part explores substantive law and examines issues such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, sexual violence and modes of liability. The third part discusses procedural law and explores investigation, arrest, trial/appeal, evidence, rights of the accused, rights of victims and sentencing. It concludes with the fourth part, which considers the contribution of the ICTR to international criminal justice, as well as to the lives of Rwandans."-- Back cover.

Contents:

The creation of the ICTR / Helen Hintjens

Rwanda and the ICTR : facts and figures / Barbora Holá and Alette Smeulers

Genocide / Payam Akhavan

Crimes against humanity / Valerie Oosterveld

War crimes / Felix Mukwiza Ndahinda

Sexual violence / Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Usta Kaitesi

Individual criminal responsibility / Kai Ambos and Stefanie Bock

Investigations and case selection / Alex Odora-Obote

Arrest and transfer / Christophe Paulussen

Trial and appeal processes / George William Mugwanya

The evidentiary system / Nancy Amoury Combs

The rights of the defence / Caroline Buisman

The rights of victims / Rosette Muzigo-Morrison

Sentencing and penalties / Mark A. Drumbl

The ICTR's elaboration of the core international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and modes of liability / Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow

Contribution of the ICTR for Rwandans / Francois-Xavier Nsanzuwera.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-170-5