Inside Rwanda S Gacaca Courts
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Inside Rwanda S Gacaca Courts
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Author : Bert Ingelaere
language : en
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Release Date : 2016-12-06
Inside Rwanda S Gacaca Courts written by Bert Ingelaere and has been published by University of Wisconsin Pres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-06 with History categories.
Comprehensively documents how local courts after the Rwandan genocide gradually shifted from confession to accusation, from restoration to retribution.
The Gacaca Courts Post Genocide Justice And Reconciliation In Rwanda
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Author : Phil Clark
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-09-09
The Gacaca Courts Post Genocide Justice And Reconciliation In Rwanda written by Phil Clark and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with Political Science categories.
Since 2001, the Gacaca community courts have been the centrepiece of Rwanda's justice and reconciliation programme. Nearly every adult Rwandan has participated in the trials, principally by providing eyewitness testimony concerning genocide crimes. Lawyers are banned from any official involvement, an issue that has generated sustained criticism from human rights organisations and international scepticism regarding Gacaca's efficacy. Drawing on more than six years of fieldwork in Rwanda and nearly five hundred interviews with participants in trials, this in-depth ethnographic investigation of a complex transitional justice institution explores the ways in which Rwandans interpret Gacaca. Its conclusions provide indispensable insight into post-genocide justice and reconciliation, as well as the population's views on the future of Rwanda itself.
Beyond Genocide Transitional Justice And Gacaca Courts In Rwanda
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Author : Pietro Sullo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-09-19
Beyond Genocide Transitional Justice And Gacaca Courts In Rwanda written by Pietro Sullo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-19 with Law categories.
Combining both legal and empirical research, this book explores the statutory aspects and practice of Gacaca Courts (inkiko gacaca), the centrepiece of Rwanda's post-genocide transitional justice system, assessing their contribution to truth, justice and reconciliation. The volume expands the knowledge regarding these courts, assessing not only their performance in terms of formal justice and compliance with human rights standards but also their actual modus operandi. Scholars and practitioners have progressively challenged the idea that genocide should be addressed exclusively through 'westernised' criminal law, arguing that the uniqueness of each genocidal setting requires specific context-sensitive solutions. Rwanda's experience with Gacaca Courts has emerged as a valuable opportunity for testing this approach, offering never previously tried homegrown solutions to the violence experienced in 1994 and beyond. Due to the unprecedented number of individuals brought to trial, the absence of lawyers, the participative nature, and the presence of lay judges directly elected by the Rwandan population, Gacaca Courts have attracted the attention of researchers from different disciplines and triggered dichotomous reactions and appraisals. The tensions existing within the literature are addressed, anchoring the assessment of Gacaca in a comprehensive legal analysis in conjunction with field research. Through the direct observation of Gacaca trials, and by holding interviews and informal talks with survivors, perpetrators, ordinary Rwandans, academics and the staff of NGOs, a purely legalistic perspective is overcome, offering instead an innovative bottom-up approach to meta-legal concepts such as justice, fairness, truth and reconciliation. Outlining their strengths and shortcomings, this book highlights what aspects of Gacaca Courts can be useful in other post-genocide contexts and provides crucial lessons learnt in the realm of transitional justice. The primary audience this book is aimed at consists of researchers working in the areas of international criminal law, transitional justice, genocide, restorative justice, African studies, human rights and criminology, while practitioners, students and others with a professional interest in the topical matters that are addressed may also find the issues raised relevant to their practice or field of study. Pietro Sullo teaches public international law and international diplomatic law at the Brussels School of International Studies of the University of Kent in Brussels. He is particularly interested in international human rights law, transitional justice, international criminal law, constitutional transitions and refugee law. After earning his Ph.D. at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Dr. Sullo worked at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg as a senior researcher and as a coordinator of the International Doctoral Research School on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment. He was also Director of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratization (E.MA) in Venice from 2013 to 2015 and lastly he has worked for international NGOs and as a legal consultant for the Libya Constitution Drafting Assembly on human rights and transitional justice.
Gacaca 2 0 What Is Left Of The Traditional Justice System In Rwanda Research Design Englisch
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Author : Sven Piechottka
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2013-10-18
Gacaca 2 0 What Is Left Of The Traditional Justice System In Rwanda Research Design Englisch written by Sven Piechottka and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Political Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 2,0, University of Constance, course: Vertiefungsseminar, language: English, abstract: The main thought of this research is to clarify the consequences of governmental (respectively colonial) influence for the legitimacy of Gacaca-courts in Rwanda. However, the outcomes are supposed to be general enough to assess the practicability of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in other African states as well. As a research design, the paper leaves the realisation of its methodological framework open.
Investing In Authoritarian Rule
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Author : Anuradha Chakravarty
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016
Investing In Authoritarian Rule written by Anuradha Chakravarty and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
This book shows how Rwanda's mass courts for genocide crimes helped ensure political stability and authoritarian control for Rwandan elites.
Rwanda S Gamble
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Author : Peter E. Harrell
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2003
Rwanda S Gamble written by Peter E. Harrell and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Law categories.
Gacaca is an innovative form of justice that the Rwandan government will use to try the more than 100,000 participants in the 1994 genocide. Instead of putting suspects before the statutory-law courts that existed prior to 1994, the government is establishing 11,000 popularly-elected tribunals and charging them with the task of investigating and trying crimes that occurred within their territorial jurisdiction. Officials hope that this will help clear the backlog of cases while giving suspects (most of whom have spent nearly a decade in prison without a trial) a chance finally to have their cases heard. This book provides a detailed explanation of how the system will work, from the selection and training of the judges to the basics of courtroom procedure. It also places gacaca in the context of rapidly emerging restorative theories of justice, and argues for gacaca's appropriateness in the Rwandan context. Based on interviews, training manuals, documents never-before-published in the United States, and extensive travels throughout Rwanda, this book is an invaluable introductory guide to gacaca and explains why similar forms of justice should be experimented with elsewhere.
Gacaca 2 0 What Is Left Of The Traditional Justice System In Rwanda Research Design Deutsch
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Author : Sven Piechottka
language : de
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2013-10-18
Gacaca 2 0 What Is Left Of The Traditional Justice System In Rwanda Research Design Deutsch written by Sven Piechottka and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Political Science categories.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Afrika, Note: 2,0, Universität Konstanz, Veranstaltung: Vertiefungsseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Hauptgedanke der Arbeit soll nach den Vorstellungen des Autors die Klärung der Auswirkungen (kolonial-)staatlichen Einflusses auf die Legitimität der Gacaca-Gerichte sein. Die Befunde sollen verallgemeinerungsfähig sein und somit dabei helfen, die Anwendbarkeit traditioneller Konfliktlösungsmechanismen auch in anderen afrikanischen Staaten einschätzen zu lernen. Als Research Design lässt das Papier die Durchführung der Studie offen und regt lediglich mittels eines methodologischen Rahmens zu derselben an.
Courts In Conflict
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Author : Nicola Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Courts In Conflict written by Nicola Palmer and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Law categories.
This volume focuses on the practices of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the national Rwandan courts, and the gacaca community courts in post-genocide Rwanda. It emphasizes that, although the courts are compatible in law, an interpretive cultural analysis indicates how and why they have often conflicted in practice.
The Gacaca Courts Post Genocide Justice And Reconciliation In Rwanda
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Author : Philip Clark
language : en
Publisher:
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The Gacaca Courts Post Genocide Justice And Reconciliation In Rwanda written by Philip Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Gacaca justice system categories.
"This is a timely empirical study and review of the Gacaca Courts which were established in 2001 in Rwanda as an attempt to prosecute suspects involved in the 1994 genocide. Based on the author's original field work which began in 2003 in Rwanda and which has been updated to the end of 2009, it includes responses from within the Rwandan population. Dr. Clark argues that, despite widespread international scepticism, the Gacaca process has achieved remarkable results in terms of justice and reconciliation, although this has often come at a price, especially the re-traumatisation of many Rwandans who have participated firsthand in hearings. This book will appeal to a wide global readership crossing human rights, transitional justice and African studies for its combination of original empirical data with a socio-legal analysis"--
Rwanda S Gacaca Courts
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Author : Paul Christoph Bornkamm
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2012-01-12
Rwanda S Gacaca Courts written by Paul Christoph Bornkamm and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-12 with Law categories.
Rwanda's Gacaca courts provide an innovative response to the genocide of 1994. Incorporating elements of both African dispute resolution and of Western-style criminal courts, Gacaca courts are in line with recent trends to revive traditional grassroots mechanisms as a way of addressing a violent past. Having been devised as a holistic approach to prosecution and punishment as well as to healing and repairing, they also reflect the increasing importance of victim participation in international criminal justice. This book critically examines the Gacaca courts' achievements as a mechanism of criminal justice and as a tool for healing, repairing, and reconciling the shattered communities. Having prosecuted over one million people suspected of crimes during the 1994 genocide, the courts have been both praised for their efficiency and condemned for their lack of due process. Drawing upon extensive observations of trial proceedings, this book is the first to provide a detailed analysis of the Gacaca legislation and its practical implementation. It discusses the Gacaca courts within the framework of transitional and international criminal justice and argues that, despite the trend towards local, tailor-made solutions to the challenges of political transition, there is a common set of principles to be respected in addressing the past. Evaluating the Gacaca courts against the backdrop of existing or emerging principles, such as the duties to investigate and prosecute, and the right to the truth, the book provides a sophisticated critique of Rwanda's reconciliation policy. In doing so, it contributes to the development and the clarification of these principles. It concludes that Gacaca courts have achieved a great deal in stimulating a basic discourse on the genocide, but they have also contributed to assigning collective responsibility and may thus end up deepening the divides within Rwandan society.