The Creation and Operation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda

Jean Damascene Munderere (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

76 Seiten

2025
Our Knowledge Publishing (Verlag)
978-620-9-49608-0 (ISBN)

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After the genocide of 1990 - 1994, which had just claimed more than a million souls, thousands of people suspected of involvement in despicable acts of violence were arrested and provisionally detained so that those found criminally responsible could be tried and sentenced. Analyses of this state of affairs have estimated that it will take 200 years for all these people to be tried and sentenced, considering the pace at which trials are taking place. Faced with this challenge, the Government of National Unity, after lengthy consultations, decided to adopt the traditional Rwandan system of dispute resolution, commonly known as "GACACA", designed a priori to reconcile rather than punish or repress. This new dispute resolution system has been legalized, establishing a kind of penal code specialized in acts constituting the crime of Genocide. Wouldn't the Gacaca system, modelled on our traditional justice system, ultimately be less reconciliatory and therefore more repressive than ordinary justice, given the fear it inspires in the population under suspicion?

Born in Rwanda on February 28, 1969, Dr. MUNDERERE Jean Damascène holds a doctorate in law, a master's degree in international and comparative environmental law, a law degree and various professional certificates in the legal field. An experienced jurist, he has worked as a prosecutor, lawyer and advisor.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.12.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	113 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
Schlagworte	Genocide • Justice • Mediation • punishment
ISBN-10	620-9-49608-3 / 6209496083
ISBN-13	978-620-9-49608-0 / 9786209496080
Zustand	Neuware