The Contribution of the Rwanda Tribunal to the Development of International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-90-04-14580-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 53, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 824 g

Reihe: Developments in International Law

This book offers a thorough analysis of the establishment and the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Furthermore, it gives insight into how the Rwanda Tribunal has operated in practice during its first ten years and it examines the case law on the three major international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The author provides a balanced judgement of the contribution of the Rwanda Tribunal towards the development of international criminal law, emphasizing its strong points, in particular the case law on genocide, but also exposing its weaknesses in terms of legal reasoning. The author also demonstrates the inherent limits of the Rwanda Tribunal due to the political and social situation within Rwanda and due to its own Statute.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herik, Larissa van den

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of ICTR Judgements,
Decisions and other documents,
List of ICTY Judgements,
Decisions and other documents,
Table of other Cases,
Table of Treaties,
List of United Nations Documents,
List of Abbreviations,
Introduction,
Aim of the research and statement of the problem, 2 Structure of the thesis, 3 Methodology,
I Historical and Political Context of the Events in Rwanda in 1994,
II The Establishment, Organisation and Jurisdiction of the ICTR,
III ICTR Case Law on Genocide,
IV ICTR Case Law on Crimes against Humanity,
V ICTR Case Law on War Crimes,
VI The Interrelationship between the Three Crimes,
VII Conclusions: Contributions, Challenges and Concerns,
Bibliography,
Index,
Appendices.

Über Autor(innen)

Recipient of the Bulthuis van Oosternieland Prize 2006