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The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Justice without Lawyers

Resource type
Author/contributor
Title
The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Justice without Lawyers
Abstract
This is a timely empirical study and review of the Gacaca Courts which were established in 2001 in Rwanda as an attempt to prosecute suspects involved in the 1994 genocide. Based on the author's original field work which began in 2003 in Rwanda and which has been updated to the end of 2009, it includes responses from within the Rwandan population. Dr. Clark argues that, despite widespread international scepticism, the Gacaca process has achieved remarkable results in terms of justice and reconciliation, although this has often come at a price, especially the re-traumatisation of many Rwandans who have participated firsthand in hearings. This book will appeal to a wide global readership crossing human rights, transitional justice and African studies for its combination of original empirical data with a socio-legal analysis.
Edition
Illustrated edition
Place
Cambridge ; New York
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Date
2010-09-09
# of Pages
402
Language
English
ISBN
978-0-521-19348-1
Short Title
The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda
Library Catalog
Amazon
Citation
Clark, P. (2010). The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Justice without Lawyers (Illustrated edition). Cambridge University Press.