Genocide, Justice, and Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts

Autor:	Jean Damascène Gasanabo, Hollie Nyseth Brehm, Christopher Uggen
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Punishment Restorative justice media_common.quotation_subject Political science National service Law Sanctions Criminology Genocide Economic Justice media_common Criminal justice
Zdroj:	Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 30:333-352
ISSN:	1552-5406 1043-9862
DOI:	10.1177/1043986214536660
Popis:	More than one million people participated in the 1994 genocide against the Rwandan Tutsi. How did Rwanda, whose criminal justice infrastructure was decimated by the genocide, attempt to bring the perpetrators to justice? In this article, we provide the first analysis of the outcomes of the gacaca courts, a traditional community-based justice system that was greatly modified to address crimes of genocide. After briefly reviewing the creation of the National Service of Gacaca Jurisdictions, we explain the court process. Then, we present an overview of the outcomes of the courts with a focus on the specific sanctions given to those found guilty. This article provides the first systematic analysis of these sanctions, contributing both an empirical overview and new insights into how Rwanda attempted to bring justice to the many citizens who took part in the genocidal violence. We conclude by briefly highlighting some successes and failures of the gacaca system and its broader lessons for justice in other contexts.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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