Transitional Justice in Rwanda : Accountability for Atrocity.

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 enfo...

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Main Author: Gahima, Gerald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Transitional Justice in Rwanda Accountability for atrocity; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Table of Legislation; Table of Cases; Table of International Instruments; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Theoretical Framework of Transitional Justice; 2 A Decade of Atrocities; 3 Accountability for Mass Atrocity: Challenges, Choices and Goals of Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda; 4 Accountability, Justice and the Role of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; 5 National Prosecutions; 6 Seeking Alternative Accountability Mechanisms: The Gacaca Courts.
  • 7 Trials Based on the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction8 Untold Story, Unfinished Business: Confronting the Crimes of the Victors; 9 Assessing the Impact and Legacy of Rwanda's Mechanisms of Accountability for Atrocity; 10 Tentative Lessons from Rwanda's Mechanisms of Accountability for Atrocity; 11 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.