Rwanda Gacaca traditional courts: an alternative solution for post-genocide justice and national reconciliation

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Butera, Gerald
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Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTR
Gacaca
Advisors
Porch, Douglas
Roberts, Nancy
Date of Issue
2005-03
Date
March 2005
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Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Initially, many Rwandans placed their hopes in the well-funded International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) but it has been plagued by inefficiencies and delays. Although the Rwandan national courts have tried a significantly larger number of cases than the ICTR, they are also criticized as being too slow. Therefore, the government of Rwanda has proposed using the "Gacaca" traditional courts to accelerate post-genocide justice. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether, and under what conditions, the Gacaca courts can be an effective mechanism of justice and national reconciliation.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/2309
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Department of National Security Affairs
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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xii, 71 p.
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