The Challenge of Linking International Criminal Justice and National Reconciliation
The Case of the ICTR
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12187199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Marie Kamatali (Ohio Northern University, corresponding author), JEAN MARIE KAMATALI |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-133 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leiden Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0922-1565 • E-ISSN: 1478-9698 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0922156503001067 |
| OpenAlex | W2159301956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The quest of extending the role of tribunals beyond its traditional mission of justice to embrace the difficult need of reconciliation after mass atrocities has revealed itself to be challenging. This difficulty is most clearly illustrated in the case of the ICTR, whose mission is to bring about Rwandan reconciliation through justice. The implementation of this mission that was doubted by some members of the Security Council, including the Rwanda itself, at the time of setting up the ICTR is becoming a difficult experiment, with positive results but also with some negative outcomes capable even of undermining the aimed objective of national reconciliation. The problem of co-operation between the Tribunal and Rwanda, the difficulties of circumscribing individual responsibility without condemning the whole community, the problem of singling out and punishing some criminals and leaving the rest unpunished, the abuse of pardon and clemency, and finally the absence of the victim in a criminal process pretending to restore his situation are some of the difficult problems hampering the proclaimed mission of reconciliation assigned to the ICTR. This article is an attempt to analyse these problems and their impact on national reconciliation in Rwanda
Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · International community · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sociology · Tribunal · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Proposing a new framework
Against international criminal tribunals
Breaking Through the Legal Binary
Reforming the Purposes of Sentencing to Affirm African Values in Namibia
Internationalised justice and democratisation
Discussing community-based outreach activities by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |