Punishing Genocide: A Comparative Empirical Analysis of Sentencing Laws and Practices at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Rwandan Domestic Courts, and Gacaca Courts

This article compares sentencing of those convicted of participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. With over one million people facing trial, Rwanda constitutes the world’s most comprehensive case of criminal accountability after genocide and presents an important case study of punishing genocide....

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Main Authors: Barbora Hola, Hollie Nyseth Brehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association of Genocide Scholars 2016-12-01
Series:Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol10/iss3/7