Law, power and justice: what legalism fails to address in the functioning of Rwanda's "Gacaca" courts

In this article, we untangle the relationships among law, power and justice as they impact on the lives of ordinary Rwandans brought into contact with the state and local officials through the gacaca process. Drawing on 37 life-history interviews conducted in 2006, we find that gacaca reinforces a p...

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Authors: Thomson, Susan 1968- (Author) ; Nagy, Rosemary (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
In: International journal of transitional justice
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-30
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