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001 2010021886
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008 100524s2010 enkb b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aKTD454$b.C57 2010
082 00 $a364.15/10967571$222
100 1 $aClark, Philip,$d1979-
245 14 $aThe Gacaca courts, post-genocide justice and reconciliation in Rwanda :$bjustice without lawyers /$cPhil Clark.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axii, 388 p. :$bmap ;$c24 cm.
490 0 $aCambridge studies in law and society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 357-381) and index.
520 $a"This is a timely empirical study and review of the Gacaca Courts which were established in 2001 in Rwanda as an attempt to prosecute suspects involved in the 1994 genocide. Based on the author's original field work which began in 2003 in Rwanda and which has been updated to the end of 2009, it includes responses from within the Rwandan population. Dr. Clark argues that, despite widespread international scepticism, the Gacaca process has achieved remarkable results in terms of justice and reconciliation, although this has often come at a price, especially the re-traumatisation of many Rwandans who have participated firsthand in hearings. This book will appeal to a wide global readership crossing human rights, transitional justice and African studies for its combination of original empirical data with a socio-legal analysis"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Since 2001, the Gacaca community courts have been the centrepiece of Rwanda's justice and reconciliation programme. Nearly every adult Rwandan has participated in the trials, principally by providing eyewitness testimony concerning genocide crimes. Lawyers are banned from any official involvement, an issue that has generated sustained criticism from human rights organisations and international scepticism regarding Gacaca's efficacy. Drawing on more than six years of fieldwork in Rwanda and nearly 500 interviews with participants in trials, this in-depth ethnographic investigation of a complex transitional justice institution explores the ways in which Rwandans interpret Gacaca. Its conclusions provide indispensable insight into post-genocide justice and reconciliation, as well as the population's views on the future of Rwanda itself"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aFraming Gacaca : six transitional justice themes -- Moulding tradition : the history, law and hybridity of Gacaca -- Interpreting Gacaca : the rationale for analysing a dynamic socio-legal institution -- The Gacaca journey : the rough road to justice and reconciliation -- Gacaca's modus operandi : engagement through popular participation -- Gacaca's pragmatic objectives -- Accuser, liberator or reconciler? - truth through Gacaca -- Law, order and restoration : peace and justice through Gacaca -- Mending hearts and minds : healing and forgiveness through Gacaca --(Re)fusing social bonds : Gacaca and reconciliation.
650 0 $aGenocide$zRwanda.
650 0 $aGacaca justice system
650 0 $aRestorative justice$zRwanda.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/93481/cover/9780521193481.jpg
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010021886-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010021886-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010021886-t.html