The Gacaca courts, post-genocide justice and reconciliation in Rwanda: justice without lawyers

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Situating Gacaca: transitional justice themes; 2. Moulding tradition: the history, law and hybridity of Gacaca; 3. Interpreting Gacaca: the rationale for analysing a dynamic socio-legal institution; 4. The Gacaca journey: the rough road to justice an...

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Main Author: Clark, Philip (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge University Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Edition:1. publ.
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Keywords:
Brauch
Gacaca justice system
Genocide > Rwanda
Gericht
Recht
Restorative Justice > Rwanda
Ruanda
Ruanda > Justiz > Geschichte 2001-2009 > Völkermord
Ruanda > Recht > Traditionelles Recht > Gericht > Untersuchungsverfahren (Rechtsverfahren) > Vergangenheitsbewältigung > Versöhnung > Sitten und Gebräuche > Genozid
Sitte
Tradition
Untersuchungsverfahren > Recht
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Versöhnung
Völkermord
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Summary:Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Situating Gacaca: transitional justice themes; 2. Moulding tradition: the history, law and hybridity of Gacaca; 3. Interpreting Gacaca: the rationale for analysing a dynamic socio-legal institution; 4. The Gacaca journey: the rough road to justice and reconciliation; 5. Gacaca's modus operandi: engagement through popular participation; 6. Gacaca's pragmatic objectives; 7. Accuser, liberator or reconciler? - truth through Gacaca; 8. Law, order and restoration: peace and justice through Gacaca; 9. Mending hearts and minds: healing and forgiveness through Gacaca; 10. (Re)fusing social bonds: Gacaca and reconciliation; Conclusion
Physical Description:XII, 388 S. Kt.
ISBN:9780521193481