Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca
Following the genocide in Rwanda that killed one million people, the Rwandan government turned to Gacaca courts, which are rooted in the culture of all the people of Rwanda, in order to expedite the prosecution of those involved in this humanitarian catastrophe and reduce the prison population. In o...
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| description | Following the genocide in Rwanda that killed one million people, the Rwandan government turned to Gacaca courts, which are rooted in the culture of all the people of Rwanda, in order to expedite the prosecution of those involved in this humanitarian catastrophe and reduce the prison population. In order to adapt these courts to the conditions of the crimes committed, the Rwandan government made several changes in these courts, which according to many, changed its traditional and informal nature and brought it closer to the criminal courts. This intermediate mechanism, in addition to having gains and advantages as an alternative judicial response, has also caused concern and criticism from a human rights perspective. The present article examines this intermediate mechanism and its positive and negative aspects from a human rights perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-282b39973cf949b4a09c5740210334982025-01-12T12:21:59ZengShahr-e- Danesh Research And Study Institute of Lawپژوهشهای حقوقی1682-92202717-00202024-06-0123577711010.48300/jlr.2021.306324.1784173173Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of GacacaSeyyed Ghasem Zamani0Yousef Babaei Dashlibroon1Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.PhD in International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.Following the genocide in Rwanda that killed one million people, the Rwandan government turned to Gacaca courts, which are rooted in the culture of all the people of Rwanda, in order to expedite the prosecution of those involved in this humanitarian catastrophe and reduce the prison population. In order to adapt these courts to the conditions of the crimes committed, the Rwandan government made several changes in these courts, which according to many, changed its traditional and informal nature and brought it closer to the criminal courts. This intermediate mechanism, in addition to having gains and advantages as an alternative judicial response, has also caused concern and criticism from a human rights perspective. The present article examines this intermediate mechanism and its positive and negative aspects from a human rights perspective.https://jlr.sdil.ac.ir/article_173173_0a306ca89db77a7c977c93470c3f2d04.pdfgacacatraditional mechanisms in transitional justicerwandahuman rightsgenocidejusticepeace and reconciliationresponsibility |
| spellingShingle | Seyyed Ghasem Zamani Yousef Babaei Dashlibroon Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca پژوهشهای حقوقی gacaca traditional mechanisms in transitional justice rwanda human rights genocide justice peace and reconciliation responsibility |
| title | Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca |
| title_full | Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca |
| title_fullStr | Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca |
| title_short | Human Rights Analysis of Traditional and Formal Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Case of Gacaca |
| title_sort | human rights analysis of traditional and formal transitional justice in rwanda case of gacaca |
| topic | gacaca traditional mechanisms in transitional justice rwanda human rights genocide justice peace and reconciliation responsibility |
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