Justice Compromised: Legacy of Rwanda's Community-based Gacaca Courts

Creator

Leslie Haskell

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Publisher

Human Rights Watch

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

This report acknowledges the enormous challenges the Rwandan government faced in choosing a system that could rapidly process tens of thousands of cases in a way that would be broadly accepted by the population. It explains the government's decision to use gacaca to deal with the extraordinary circumstances it faced after the genocide and describes the government's attempt to strike a balance between conventional due process and the overwhelming need for swift justice.

Keywords

Gacaca justice system, Dispute resolution (Law), Restorative justice, Transitional justice, Human rights--Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide (1994)

Extent

152 pages

Geographic Location

Rwanda

Language

English

Type

Book

Media Type

Reports

Identifier

S62-00008

Recommended Citation

Haskell, Leslie, "Justice Compromised: Legacy of Rwanda's Community-based Gacaca Courts" (2011). Holocaust and Genocide Studies Publications. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hgsc_publications/1